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Leading up to War
Before Barbarossa

Misc.
The Pacific
The Allies
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand sparked what event
What is WW1
100
What event began World War II?
the invasion of Poland.
100
The decisive city battle of the eastern European front was...
Stalingrad
100
When did Pearl Harbor occur?
Dec. 7th, 1941
100
"The Big Four" consisted of what four Allied nations?
U.S.A., Great Britain, Russia, and China.
200
What was the treaty that ended WWI that laid some of the unrest that would later explode into WWII?
the Treaty of Versailles
200
This was a line of fortifications across the French border with Germany.
the Maginot.
200
Who was the commanding general of the German Afrika Korps nicknamed 'The Desert Fox'?
Rommel
200
True or False: The Japanese never occupied U.S. Territory.
False
200
The term "D-Day" refers to
The Allied invasion of Normandy
300
Hitler became the essential dictator of Germany in which decade?
the 1930's
300
The British Expeditionary Force was made to evacuate France in 1940 through the French port of...
Dunkirk.
300
The main Axis powers of WWII consisted of
Japan, Germany, and Italy
300
What was the most significant early U.S. victory in the Pacific theatre?
What is Midway
300
The firebombing of this German town was a major civilian tragedy during the war.
Dresden
400
What was the last major attempt at a peaceful resolution with Germany prior to the outbreak of WWII?
the Munich Conference
400
What military tactics were primarily used during "The Blitz"?
Bombings.
400
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
The term "Final Solution" (Endl"sung) refers to Germany's plan to murder all the Jews of Europe.
400
True or False: The United States invaded the mainland of Japan.
False
400
Of the "Big Four", which countries continued to be allies after the war?
The U.S. and Great Britain are still allies. China and the U.S.S.R. were allies until the late '50s.
500
What country was handed over to Germany in the Munich Conference?
Czechoslovakia.
500
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Stalin.
500
What is a death camp? How many were there? Where were they located?
A death (or mass murder) camp is a concentration camp with special apparatus specifically designed for systematic murder. Six such camps existed: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, Treblinka. All were located in Poland.
500
What are the names of the two cities that the atomic bombs were dropped on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
500
True or False: The aftermath of WWII led directly to the collapse of Imperialism and the self-determination of former colonies.
True