Quiz 26

The Allie's adopted the principle of the unconditioned surrender of Germany and Japan in order to

Further encourage mutual trust among the Allies

Germany's goal in the 1940s Battle of Britain was to

Gain air supremacy in anticipation of an invasion of Great Britain

Which statement accurately describes the "Europe First" policy adopted by the Allied powers during World War II?

Germany would be defeated before the Allies mounted an all-out assault on Japan

The target of the first of two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 was

Hiroshima

Hitler ruled practically all of continental Europe by

July 1940

Why did the Soviet Army stop its advance on Warsaw in August 1944?

So that the German army could destroy a Polish insurgence that intended to resist the Soviet army as well

Which statement best describes the Holocaust?

The Nazi effort to systematically exterminate all European Jews during the Second World War

Where did Nazi administrators initially gain experience in mass murder?

The murder of Germans with physical and mental disabilities prior to the war

Which statement describes the duties of the German Einsatzgruppen (special Task Forces)?

They followed the German army into Central Europe, systematically murdering "undesirables" as they moved from town to town.

Which problem was faced by most of the underground resistance groups who opposed the Nazis?

They were not well unified due to their differing political goals

How did the Nazis manage the northern European states that they conquered?

they established puppet governments with collaborators willing to rule the states in accord with German needs