the world wars episode 1 & 3 quiz
the holocaust kills ____ million people and ____ million were jewish
11, 6
how many americans die at pearl harbor
2,400
what year does germany finally pay off their debt
2010
how many men died per hour during wwI
230
how many miles did the trenches run
25,000 miles
if russia was defeated by the germans, axis powers would control ____% of the globe
30
wwI had how many causalties
37 million
in six minutes, how many japanese aircraft carriers are destroyed at the battle of midway
4
patton captures palermo in ___ hours
72
________ people die instantly in hiroshima and _____ die at nagasaki
80,000 and 75,000
april 12, 1945- how is america dealt a devastating blow
FDR dies of sudden stroke
great britain, france and russia made up the _____ powers
allied
colin powell says, "this is not a treaty. this is an _____... We have not really solved this problem."
armistice
during operation fortitude, patton is not armed with heavy machinery and weapons. he is armed with what
balloons
the battle of the bulge takes place in southern
belgium
germany owes $80 ____ after the war
billion
knowing that an invasion of japan would lead to a large loss of life, truman does what instead
bomb hiroshima
hitler thinks the allies are going to attack what major french port city
calais
germany, austria-hungary, and the ottoman empire made up the _______ powers
central
to avoid facing the same fate as mussolini, hitler does what
commits suicide
the nazis pack jews onto trains and send them where
concentration camps
june 6, 1944- in france, the larges amphibious invasion ever attempted is known as what
d-day
what were the empty factories and buildings patton and his troops stumbled upon in europe
death camps
in the spring of 1945, the war in ______ is over
europe
after 56,000 men are killed, the mission is a
failure
hitler's attempt to overthrow the government is a _______
failure
no american president has ever faced what challenge
fighting two wars at once
winston chuchill launches the largest amphibious assault ever at the straits of
gallipoli
what is the preferred method of execution at the camps
gas
who leads america into its first european war endeavor in sicily
george s. patton
after wwI, hitler begins to follow the anti-government group called the ______ _____ _______
german worker's party
february 26, 1915 - who wrote a telegram to mexico encouraging them to invade the u.s.
germany
patton's invasion forces the nazis back into what country
germany
who is not invited to discuss the treaty talks at versailles
germany
what is the outcome of the battle of stalingrad
germany lost
after the us declares war on japan, who declares war on the united states
germany/ adolf hitler
who becomes president after roosevelt dies
harriet truman
after the attack on pearl harbor, roosevelt says, "december 7, 1941. a day which will live in ______"
infamy
how is mustard gas different from previous gas
it lingers in the trenches for days, it attacks the respiratory system and the skin and there's no odor
in two months, _____ is overthrown by the allies
italy
what country is invited, but is ignored and alienated during the versailles peace talks
japan
hitler believed he was chosen by destiny to destroy whom
jews
_____ and _____ organize a revolution against the tsar of russia
lenon, stalin
who is the commander of the us military in the philippines
mcarthur
hitler's manifesto is titled _____ ______ or "my struggle"
mein kampf
how many people died in the 30 year period of war
more than 100 million
what does george patton want to use to assist the war effort
motorized warfare
the german worker's party evolves in the national socialist party or the _____ party
nazi
mussolini uses what two mediums to push his anti-government message
newspapers and radio
the area between trenches is called what
no man's land
after germany takes over europe, who does hitler think can stop him
no one
the allies do not attack calais; they attack
normandy
benito mussolini begins his soldier career as a what
pacifist
after the soldier slapping incident, _______ pulled from duty
patton
_______'s army and ________'s tanks led the allies in the hundred days offensive
patton, batallion
the united states is fighting in what country while the wwI is beginning
poncho via, mexico
mussolini is caught trying to escape italy. what do his people do to him
publicly exicute
facing defeat, mcarthur must _____ from the philippines
retreat
what three leaders meet in tehran, iran to discuss war strategy
roosevelt, stalin, and churchill
hitler is almost to moscow when he decides to attack what russian industrial city
stalingrad
the communists take over russia and do what in wwI
take the russian army out of the fight
what pivotal battle would prevent japan from taking over the entire pacific
the battle of midway
mcarthur has a goal to reclaim and liberate what island country from japan
the philippines
what gives russia a secret advantage against germany
the russian winter
patton utilizes what new form of war technology
the tank
in 1945, what surprisingly happens to churchill
unexpectedly voted out of office
what is the german secret weapon
vladimir lenon
in prison, hitler writes a manifesto outlining his goal of ______ _______
world domination
