UNIT 8 The Second World War and Decolonisation

What country did not develop an expansionist policy during the 1930s?

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Italy

• Japan

What countries made up the Axis in 1940?

• Germany, Belgium and Japan

• Germany, France and Japan

• Germany, Italy and Japan

• Germany, France and Great Britain

What was the Blue Division?

• British troops that fought against the Germans

• Italian troops that fought in Africa

• Soviet troops that fought in the battle of Stalingrad

• Spanish troops that fought for Germany on the Eastern front

What was blitzkrieg?

• Rapid attacks against enemy troops

• Surprise attacks on enemy troops

• The destruction of any resources left behind

• Attacks on enemy troops from the side

Why did the USA join the war on the side of the Allies?

• Because Germany bombed their merchant ships

• Because the Italians blocked their access to the Mediterranean

• Because the Japanese bombed their base in Pearl Harbour

• Because the Japanese began to expand in the Pacific

In which continent did the war end first?

• Europe, after the battle of Stalingrad

• Africa, after the battle of the Alamein

• Asia after the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa

• America, after the battle of Ayacucho

When did the Second World War begin and end?

• 1938, 1945

• 1939, 1945

• 1936, 1939

• 1936, 1945

What was the Holocaust?

• Jews were forbidden to work as civil servants

• Jews were forbidden to marry Aryans

• Jews had their possessions expropriated

• Jews were systematically killed

What agreement was reached during the Potsdam Conference?

• The occupation of Germany and Japan

• The USSR agreed to give up a part of Poland

• The division of Germany into four zones

• The possibility of creating an organisation to safeguard peace

At which conference was the UN created?

• The Munich Conference

• The Tehran Conference

• The Yalta Conference

• The San Francisco Conference