Events & Turning Points of WWII

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What is generally considered to have been the start of World War II? Options: The United States declared war on Germany, Germany bombed London, Germany invaded Poland, Germany invaded the Soviet Union

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Germany invaded Poland

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When Germany invaded Poland, Hitler utilized an attack that translates to meaning "lightning war". What term correctly matches the definition?

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Blitzkrieg

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Germany and what other European country invaded Poland which officially began WORLD WAR II?

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Soviet Union

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After invading Poland, Germany was successful at capturing what major European city?

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Paris, France

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Italy, Germany, and Japan are all a part of

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The Axis Powers

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The United States gave _____________ war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in the Bermuda and the Carribean.

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Great Britain

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After Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, what was Germany's response?

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The United States declares war on Japan and Germany declares war on the United States.

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This resulted in the death of millions of European people of Jewish descent.  They were imprisoned in concentration camps, starved, beaten, experimented on, and worked to death.

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Holocaust

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Japan was forced to surrender in 1945, ending World War II after —

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the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan

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Which of the following events happened LAST during WWII? Japan Surrendered, Italy Surrendered, Germany Surrendered, Pearl Harbor was attacked

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Japan Surrendered