WWII Quiz 2

1. What happened when Italy invaded the British colony of Egypt? Why was this colony so important?

2. What happened during the Bataan Death March?

3. How were the Nazis received by many in the Soviet Union during the early days of the invasion in 1941?

• many people welcomed the Nazis as liberators

• many people disliked the presence of Nazis

• many people moved to the U.S.

• All of the above

4. What was the first major turning point for the Soviet Union in World War Two?

5. What happened during ¨The Night of Broken Glass¨?

6. Besides Jews, what other groups were targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust?

7. What was Operation Torch?

8. What happened at Pearl Harbor and why is this event important?

9. What caused The Fall of France in WWII?

10. What were the Nazi 'lightning war' tactics that conquered Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, and France in April-June 1940 called? (Explain what the tactic was)