Chapt.10 200-214
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What did Aldolf Hitler of Germany and Benito Mussolini of Italy unite to form | Axis powers |
| When Italy, Germany, and Japan became allies what were they called | Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis |
| Countries that believe that the good of the government is more important than the good of the people are called | Totalitarian |
| What two countries did Adolf Hitler of Germany demand land from | Austria and Czechoslovakia |
| What country did Hitler of Germany demand after Britain and France gave him land from Austria and Czechoslovakia | Poland |
| What does appeasement mean | Giving someone what they want |
| When Britain and France refused to give Hitler Poland what did he do | He ordered his army to take Poland |
| German forces used a quick military movement called blitzkrieg or | "lightening war" |
| To weaken Poland what did the Germans do to Poland's larger cities | German air force dropped bombs |
| After the Germans dropped bombs on Poland's larger cities what did they do next | Tanks rolled in followed by huge numbers of German troops |
| How long did it take Germany to defeat Poland | eighteen days |
| What county did Germany defeat after Poland | Denmark |
| How long did it take Germany to defeat Denmark | one day |
| After the defeat of Denmark what country did Germany defeat next | Norway |
| How long did it take to defeat Norway | about three weeks |
| After the defeat of Norway what next three countries were defeated by Germany | Belgium, the Netherlands, and France |
| What happened to the British soldiers that tried to defend France | They got trapped in a northern city in France called Dunkirk |
| Why couldn't British soldiers cross the English Channel when they were fleeing German troops | There weren't enough ships to take them across the English channel |
| How many British and French soldiers were trapped near Dunkirk, France | 400,000 soldiers |
| What was the name of the city where 400,00 British and French soldiers were trapped in | Dunkirk, France |
| What did King George VI call his nation to do when they found out that many British soldiers were doomed and trapped in Dunkirk, France | a day of prayer for his nation |
| How did the British respond with courage and determination to help evacuate their soldiers | Thousands of boats, barges, yachts, and even fishing boats crossed the English Channel to save their soldiers |
| Who was Winston Churchill | the prime minister of Great Britain |
| What did Winston Churchill call the rescue of Dunkirk | "miracle of deliverance" |
| Why was the rescue of Dunkirk called the "miracle of deliverance" | because for nine days the English channel, which is usually hard to cross because of wind and waves, was unusually smooth, and clouds and mist covered the harbor so German planes could not see to bomb the English people's boats. |
| Did the British people rescue all of it's soldiers | yes |
| When did France surrender to Germany | June 1940 |
| After France surrendered to Germany what country did Germany go after next | Britain |
| How did Germany try to defeat Britain | by bombing their cities with planes and sinking their ships. |
| Where did the British people send their children when they were being bombed | to the countryside |
| What did the British build to help its people from the bombs | Bomb shelters underground |
| What alerted the British people in the cities when bombs were coming | sirens |
| Who were Winston Churchill's parents | a British Lord and an American heiress |
| Who was the greatest statesman in history | Winston Churchill |
| How did Winston Churchill become a national hero | by making a daring escape during the Boer War |
| How did Winston Churchill do in school when he was young | he did poorly in school and was often in trouble |
| How did Winston Churchill do in military school | he graduated near the top of his class |
| After Churchill became a national hero at the age of 26 he was elected into | Parliament |
| Before World War I Winston Churchill's position in Britain was | First Lord of the Admiralty, and prepared the British navy |
| After Winston Churchill served as First Lord of the Admiralty he held what position in Great Britain | Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Winston Churchill was | the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II |
| Winston Churchill was famous for his | speeches which gave the British people courage |
| What were some words in Winston Churchill's most famous speech | "This was their finest hour" |
| What did Winston Churchill say about the British people not surrendering to Germany | the British people did not "flag or fail" |
| What was much of the credit for the courage that the British showed in the worst of times | Churchill's amazing speeches |
| What did Churchill say when he was given credit for the courage of the British people | He said it was many others who had the "lion's heart" he just said it was his privilege "to give the roar" |
| In June, 1941 what did Germany do to surprise everyone | Germany and it's allies attacked the Soviet Union, heading to Moscow, the capital city |
| Why weren't the Germans successful in defeating the Soviet Union | winter came early and the German armies were trapped in a cold vast land, not prepared for winter |
| What advantage did the Soviet Union army have over the Germany army | They were prepared for winter and new how to fight in the snow and cold weather |
| Since World War I Americans had wanted to stay out of | other countries' problems |
| The American system that chose men to go to war is called the | draft |
| What happened that changed the Americans' idea about joining the war in Europe | The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| What date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | Sunday, December 7, 1941 |
| What was Pearl Harbor | a large American military base on Oahu Island, Hawaii |
| How many Japanese bombers attacked the harbor | over three hundred |
| How many ships did the Japanese destroy in Pearl Harbor | 18 ships |
| How many airplanes did the Japanese destroy in Peal Harbor | 200 airplanes |
| How many Americans died in the Pearl Harbor attack | 3,700 Americans |
| Over one thousand men went down with the battleship | USS Arizona |
| Because Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan | Congress voted to go to war against the Axis powers |
| What was the American rallying cry when America entered the war | "Remember Pearl Harbor!" |
| What does "The Big Three" refer to | Winston Churchill of England, Joseph Stalin of Russia, and Franklin Roosevelt of the United States |
| Winston Churchill of England, Joseph Stalin of Russia, and Franklin Roosevelt of the United States were referred as | "The Big Three" |
| Because the Allied countries needed a plan to defeat Nazi Germany | ,The Big Three - Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met in Iran to make a plan |
| After The Big Three met how did the allies plan to defeat the Germans | They hoped to defeat the Germans in France and push them back to Germany |
| Because so many countries were now in the war, it came to be called | World War II |
| What were the three areas that the American soldiers fought in | France, the Pacific, and in North Africa |
| Who became the Allied Commander of World War II for the Allies | American, General Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| How many allies gathered in England before they attacked the Germans in France | 3 millions soldiers |
| What did General Eisenhower call the whole plan of attack against the Germans in France | Operation Overlord |
| Operation Overlord | was the biggest air and naval invasion in history |
| What did General Eisenhower say when he was ready to attack the Germans in France | "We'll go" , and D-day began |
| What is D-day | The day designated to carry out Operation Overlord the biggest air and naval invasion in history |
| When was D-day | June 6, 1944 |
| During D-day how many ship sailed to France from England | 2,700 ships |
| What kept the Germans away from Normandy beach | Airplanes |
| Who won the battle at Normandy beach | The allies |
| Japanese Americans were put into | "camps" |
| Why were the Japanese Americans put into camps | They were under suspicion because of their Japanese heritage |
| After D-day the allied forces pushed the German army across France when they reached the Elbe River they waited for the arrival of | their Soviet allies |
| What was a concentration camp | a place where anyone who disagreed with Hitler and the Jews were sent to |
| How many Jews were murdered or starved to death in the concentration camps | 6 millions Jews |
| What is the place in a concentration camp where people were burned | the gas chamber |
| What happened after Hitler killed himself | Germany surrendered |
| When was V-E Day | May 7, 1945, when Germany surrendered |
| What does V-E Day stand for | "Victory in Europe Day" |
| Was World War II over after V-E Day | No |
| After Germany surrendered on V-E Day what other country did the allies still have to defeat | Japan |
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