WW2 Begins

what is blitzkrieg?

• An attack with speed and overwhelming force

• A series of sneak attacks.

• Sending spies into an enemy country.

• Winning a war through diplomacy. Winning a war through diplomacy.

Who warned the English about the dangers of Nazis and led the English through the war?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Dwight Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower

Who warned in 1938 that two opposing political forces were arising against each other?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin

How did Joseph Stalin rule his country?

• With censorship and religious persecution

• With religious toleration and individual rights

• With generosity to the peasants and workers

• With a belief in divine right of kings. With a belief in divine right of kings.

Which of these three countries made military aggression in the 1930s leading to WW II?

• Japan, Germany, and Italy

• Japan, Germany, and Russia

• Japan, Italy, and Russia

• Germany, Italy, and Russia Germany, Italy, and Russia

What was Hitler's reason for attacking Russia (and Poland)?

• Russia was threatening to attack Germany

• Hitler wanted more land for Germans.

• Stalin dared Hitler to attack him.

• Hitler wanted a war on two fronts. Hitler wanted a war on two fronts.

What countries declared war on Germany after Hitler's attack on Poland?

• United States and England

• Russia, France, and England

• United States, France, and England

• France and England

All of the following were causes of WWI except . . .

• Militarism
• Pacifism
• Acquiring territories and resources
• Alliance System

The Triple Alliance was made up of which countries

• Germany, Japan and Russia
• Italy, Bulgaria, and Serbia
• England, France, and Russia
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Which of the following countries were NOT part of the Triple Entente?

• Bulgaria
• Great Britain
• France
• Russia