World History - World War II

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At the beginning of World War II, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union.

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True

Front

Warfare using fast-moving planes and tanks followed by mass infantry to overwhelm an enemy is called ____________ or "lightning war."

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blitzkrieg

Front

The British victory in the Battle of Britain cause Hitler to stop the planned invasion of the British Isles.

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True

Front

Early Japanese victories in the Pacific saw them conquering which territories? The Philippines, Singapore, Burma, All of the above

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All of the above

Front

Did the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor succeed in keeping the United States out of World War II?

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No

Front

The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the War in the Pacific because

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the US sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers, severely crippling Japan's naval power.

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The Allied campaign to re-take the Pacific territories from Japan was called

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Island hopping

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The Holocaust was the term given to the mass extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany.

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True

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________________ or "Night of Broken Glass," was the first major step in the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis.

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Kristallnacht

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The systematic rounding up of Jews and exterminating them in concentration and death camps was called the Final Solution.

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True