WW2 Review

After WW1, Germany could be described as all of the following EXCEPT

• Poor, German citizens did not have money

• Doing well and succeeding

• Angry at other countries for making them take all the blame for WW1

• Had lots of damage to cities and lots of dead civilians and soliders

__________ Party took power in 1933 in Germany

Please explain what the Holocaust was and what happened during the Holocaust. Your answer should be at least three complete sentences and have specific details.

Which two continents was WW2 fought on?

• Africa and North America

• Asia and South America

• Europe and South America

• Europe and Asia

How did World War 2 start?

• US dropped atomic bombs on Japan

• Germany invaded Russia in 1942

• Japan attacked the U.S at Pearl Harbor

• Germany invaded Poland on September 1st 1939

Why did the United States join World War 2?

• Germany threatened the United States

• The U.S wanted to stop British soldiers from getting killed

• Japan attacked the US navy base at Pearl Harbor

• The U.S wanted to control Europe

What were the two major alliances of WW2?

• Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire) and Triple Entente (Italy, France, UK)

• Allies (U.S, Russia, France, UK) and Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan)

• Allies (Germany, Italy, Japan) and Axis (U.S, Russia, France, UK)

• Triple Alliance (Italy, France, UK) and Triple Entente (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

What was the purpose of the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences?

• To stop the German attack of England during WW2

• To plan for dropping Atomic Bombs on Japan

• To prepare for the start of WW2 and the defeat of Russia

• To plan for the end of WW2 and what should happen to Germany as a result

WW2 ended in ___________________ when the US dropped Atomic Bombs

What happened at the Battle of Stalingrad?

• Germany defeated Russia and took over Russia

• Russia defeated Germany and forced Germany to retreat and start losing WW2

• The United States arrived in France and defeated Germany

• Japan attacked a U.S navy base in Hawaii