WWII Test Study Guide Exam|79
complete Q’s and A’s
Which event in Europe triggered the beginning of World War II? On which
date did it occur? - -Hitler's invasion of Poland - 1 September 1939
-Which three nations were known as the Axis powers in World War II? - -
Germany, Italy, and Japan
-Which two powerful countries joined the Allies in 1941, and why did they
each join? - -The Soviet Union: Germany invaded
The United States: Pearl Harbor
-Which two events in the Pacific triggered the end of World War II? On which
dates did they occur? - -Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima - 6 July 1946
Atomic bomb on Nagasaki - 9 July 1945
-What was "blitzkrieg"? What does it mean, and which three components
does it involve? - -- means lightning in German
- components:
- Luftwaffe bombed
- Tanks advanced
- Land Seized
-Which country was the first to experience blitzkrieg? - -Poland
-What was the Maginot Line, and why was it ineffective? - -- Maginot Line
was a military line across the French-German border
- Ineffective because Germany went through Belgium
-What happened at Dunkirk? Why was it significant? - -- Hitler was winning,
but then stopped for some reason
- Significance:
- Allies evacuate thousands of troops to Britain, big
victory
- France left alone to fight Nazis
-What happened to Paris and much of France during the war? What was
Vichy France? - -- Paris and much of France under direct German rule
- Vichy France was an independently run German territory
-Which two air forces were involved in the Battle of Britain? - -- The RAF
(Royal Air Force)
- Die Luftwaffe
, -What was the Blitz, and how did the Blitz reflect a change in strategy for
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? - -- The German strategy where Hitler bombed UK
cities
- New strategy: Diminish spirit
-What was the Battle of the Atlantic? Which effects did German attacks in
the Battle of the Atlantic have on Britain? Name two reasons why the Allies
were eventually able to win the Battle of the Atlantic. - -- Naval war for
control of N. Atlantic Ocean
- British imports down 33%
- Allies won with:
- More advanced ships
- Cracking of Enigma code
-What was Operation Overlord (D-Day), and why was this operation
significant? On which date did it occur? - -- US, UK, and Canada storm
Normandy beach
- France & Paris freed, Allies advancing towards Berlin
- 6 June 1944
-The capture of which city marked the end of World War II in Europe? Who
raced to this city from the East, being the first power to arrive? Who
advanced on the city from the West? - -- Berlin
- Soviet Union
- UK, US, France
-In which month and year was "V-E Day"? - -May 1945
-Which effects did World War II have on women in Britain and on the
relationship between people living in the cities and in the countryside? Name
at least four ways in which British women helped win Allied victory for their
side. - -- 8 times more British women worked during the war than
antebellum
- Due to evacuation, urban and suburban families were introduced to each
other
- Women helped out through:
- Women's Land Army (farmed for rations)
- Women's Royal Navy Service
- Women's Auxiliary Air Force (decoding)
- Special Operations Executive
-How did the British government control and monitor information during
World War II to keep up public morale? Name three ways. - -- Newspaper's
closely controlled (expect BBC who monitored themselves)
- Patriotic movies released
complete Q’s and A’s
Which event in Europe triggered the beginning of World War II? On which
date did it occur? - -Hitler's invasion of Poland - 1 September 1939
-Which three nations were known as the Axis powers in World War II? - -
Germany, Italy, and Japan
-Which two powerful countries joined the Allies in 1941, and why did they
each join? - -The Soviet Union: Germany invaded
The United States: Pearl Harbor
-Which two events in the Pacific triggered the end of World War II? On which
dates did they occur? - -Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima - 6 July 1946
Atomic bomb on Nagasaki - 9 July 1945
-What was "blitzkrieg"? What does it mean, and which three components
does it involve? - -- means lightning in German
- components:
- Luftwaffe bombed
- Tanks advanced
- Land Seized
-Which country was the first to experience blitzkrieg? - -Poland
-What was the Maginot Line, and why was it ineffective? - -- Maginot Line
was a military line across the French-German border
- Ineffective because Germany went through Belgium
-What happened at Dunkirk? Why was it significant? - -- Hitler was winning,
but then stopped for some reason
- Significance:
- Allies evacuate thousands of troops to Britain, big
victory
- France left alone to fight Nazis
-What happened to Paris and much of France during the war? What was
Vichy France? - -- Paris and much of France under direct German rule
- Vichy France was an independently run German territory
-Which two air forces were involved in the Battle of Britain? - -- The RAF
(Royal Air Force)
- Die Luftwaffe
, -What was the Blitz, and how did the Blitz reflect a change in strategy for
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? - -- The German strategy where Hitler bombed UK
cities
- New strategy: Diminish spirit
-What was the Battle of the Atlantic? Which effects did German attacks in
the Battle of the Atlantic have on Britain? Name two reasons why the Allies
were eventually able to win the Battle of the Atlantic. - -- Naval war for
control of N. Atlantic Ocean
- British imports down 33%
- Allies won with:
- More advanced ships
- Cracking of Enigma code
-What was Operation Overlord (D-Day), and why was this operation
significant? On which date did it occur? - -- US, UK, and Canada storm
Normandy beach
- France & Paris freed, Allies advancing towards Berlin
- 6 June 1944
-The capture of which city marked the end of World War II in Europe? Who
raced to this city from the East, being the first power to arrive? Who
advanced on the city from the West? - -- Berlin
- Soviet Union
- UK, US, France
-In which month and year was "V-E Day"? - -May 1945
-Which effects did World War II have on women in Britain and on the
relationship between people living in the cities and in the countryside? Name
at least four ways in which British women helped win Allied victory for their
side. - -- 8 times more British women worked during the war than
antebellum
- Due to evacuation, urban and suburban families were introduced to each
other
- Women helped out through:
- Women's Land Army (farmed for rations)
- Women's Royal Navy Service
- Women's Auxiliary Air Force (decoding)
- Special Operations Executive
-How did the British government control and monitor information during
World War II to keep up public morale? Name three ways. - -- Newspaper's
closely controlled (expect BBC who monitored themselves)
- Patriotic movies released
