WWII Test Review
What is appeasement and how did it lead to WWII?
Appeasement emboldened Hitler's Germany, essentially leading to WWII. As Hitler continued to invade territories and build a military capable of fighting a major war—despite the Treaty of Versailles—Britain and France allowed him to continue, hoping he would leave them alone if they left him alone. Of course, Hitler's aggression only increased with these freedoms, eventually becoming so bold as to take Poland, in effect starting WWII.
What and where was the Battle of the Bulge?
December 16th 1944- January 25th 1945 The last major German offensive on the Western front during WWII. Operation Mist, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge, so-called because the Germans created a "bulge" around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western front.
When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
Why did france and britain go to war with Germany?
In 1939, following Hitler's invasion of Poland, France and Britain declared war against Germany which became World War II.
What and when was d-day?
June 6, 1944 The simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later Europe) from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. port of Antwerp- ardennes forest belgium, luxemburg, germany
When is VE Day?
May 8, 1945
What was the non-agression pact?
The German-Soviet Pact, signed in August 1939, paved the way for the joint invasion and occupation of Poland that September. By signing the agreement, Hitler avoided the threat of a major two-front war. Stalin was permitted subsequently to expand Soviet rule over the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) and parts of Romania and Finland. The pact was an agreement of convenience between the two bitter ideological enemies. It permitted Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to carve up spheres of influence in eastern Europe, while pledging not to attack each other for 10 years. Less than two years later, however, Hitler launched an invasion of the Soviet Union. Stalin Hitler and Stalin agree to split baltic states and Poland
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand into its neighbor's territory and take over its import market. To this end, Japan declared war on China in 1937, resulting in the Nanking Massacre and other atrocities.American officials responded to this aggression with a battery of economic sanctions and trade embargoes. They reasoned that without access to money and goods, and especially essential supplies like oil, Japan would have to rein in its expansionism.
How did the treaty of versailles lead to WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles led to World War II because its terms punished Germany so harshly. The terms of the treaty upset Germans and had numerous damaging effects on their country, which caused Germans to be receptive of Hitler and the Nazi party's goals of restoring Germany to its former glory by conquest of its adversaries.
What is fascism?
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
