ww2
what years did world war 2 occur
1939-1945
what was the direct war cost for the united States during ww2
288 billion
during world war 2 how many German military personnel were killed or reported missing
3, 300, 000
who said the following quote " one blood demands one Reich (empire). never will the German nation have the moral right to enter into colonial politics until at least it includes its own sons within a single state"
Adolf Hitler
who was the mastermind of the "island hopping" strategy?
Douglas MacArthur
what happened to the sudeteland
Germany invaded it
where were atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and nagasaki
how were the Holocaust and Hitler's "final solution'' related
Holocaust is the term for the genocide that resulted from the plan called the final solution
which of the following countries had the lowest direct war costs?
Japan
who said the following quote " we should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analyzing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will"
Neville Chamberlain
which country did Germany conquer in September 1939
Poland
which of the following Nations paid the greatest price in terms of the number of lives lost during war?
Soviet union
what was the goal of Hitler's " final solution"
They valued national Honor more than individual life
who said the following quote "an appeaser is one who feeds the crocodile hoping it will eat him last"
Winston Churchill
what did the Soviet Union ask the allies to do during the ww2
all of the above
how did krisrallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
all the above
in order to do well on this test I needed to
all the above
what event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in family"?
attack on Pearl harbor
which of the following was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?
auschwits
which event marked the final allied victory in WW2
battle of the bulge
which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s
both A and B
what important role did Winston Churchill play during this period
both A&B
what domestic challenge made it difficult for France,great Britain, and the united States to halt German and Italian aggression in the 1930s
economic depression
what prompted great Britain and France to declare war on germany
german invasion of poland
the Soviet Union signed a non-aggressive pact in 1939 with
germany
which of the countries listed in the chart had the second lowest number of killed or missing military personnel
great Britain
In the 1930s why did great Britain and France respond to German and Italian aggression with appeasement
great Britain and France wanted to keep the peace
why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany's troubles
hatred of Jews or anti-Semitism was a key part of Nazi ideology
in his quest for a "New Roman empire," Benito Mussolini
invaded Ethiopia
what was significant about the battle of Midway?
it turned the war in the Pacific against the Japanese
what happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia
it was annexed to Germany in 1939
what nation was not part of the allies
italy
what country invaded Manchuria in 1931
japan
during WW2 general Eisenhower
led the D-Day invasion
which answer is correct
more civilians died in WW2 then soldiers
what policy of the nazi Party led to the Holocaust
pursuit of racial purity
prior to WW2 what country was used by Hitler as a testing ground for his new weapons
spain
the Nuremberg laws helped to set the Nazi Holocaust in motion by
stripping Jews of citizenship rights
the German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
surprise and overwhelming force
what crucial lesson was learned in the battle of Britain
that Hitler's advances could be blocked
what was the policy of appeasements
the British and french decision to give into aggression to keep peace
what did Germany do to the Rhineland
the Rhineland was remilitarized by Germany
all of the fallowing joined the Axis power except
the Soviet Union
which of the following occurred on D-Day?
the allied invasion of france
who won ww2
the allies
which of the following did not motivate Japan to build an empire
the emperor wanted a larger empire to suit his divine status
during what event did Hitler "stab Stalin in the back"
the invasion of Leningrad
what does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture
they valued national Honor more than individual life
it what key way are all of the shaded countries and regions related
they were taken over by Nazi germany
why did the president Truman agree to use the atomic bomb
to bring the war to the quickest possible end