World War 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary
Fuhrer
Fascism
Kellogg-Briand Pact

German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

Collaborator
V-J Day

Final Solution
V-E Day
Island Hopping

Appeasement
Holocaust
Weimar Republic

Multiple Choice
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
What event caused the U.S. to enter WW2?
What made the blitzkrieg successful?
What happened to Poland as a result of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact?
Who was the leader of Italy for most of WW2?
What is another name for the National Socialist German Workers Party?
At the beginning of the war, which nations made up the Axis Powers? The Allied Powers?
When did Germany invade Poland?
Why was Iwo Jima strategically important to the war effort? Okinawa?
Which American president served for most of WW2?
What did the Japanese rename Manchuria?
Who was nicknamed the Desert Fox?
Which branch of the military was the German Luftwaffe?
Who served as British Prime Minister for the majority of the war?
Which U.S. president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?
In terms of geopolitics, which continents made up the world island?
What was Operation Overlord known as?
Which army attempted to invade Stalingrad?
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2?
What recommendation did the Lytton Commission make to the League of Nations?
What nation did Germany not invade during WW2?

What did the Neutrality Acts prohibit the U.S. from doing?
What did the Lend-Lease Act allow President Roosevelt to do?
Who did the Germans attack at the Battle of El-Alamein?
What did the British, Americans & Soviet agree to at Yalta? At Potsdam?

Short Answer
Explain the process by which the Germany army invaded and took over Europe?

Summarize the Battle of Britain and explain why the Germans were unable to prevail?

Explain what Hitler hoped to accomplish with his New Order and the Final Solution?