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World War II Test|37 Questions with answers (Test covering the Second World War)
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World War II Test|37 Questions withanswers (Test covering the Second
World War)
Axis Powers - -in World War II, the nations of Germany, Italy, and Japan,
which had formed an alliance in 1936.
-Allied Powers - -France, Britain, USSR, United States, and China as well as
45 other countries that opposed the Axis powers in World War II
-Gestapo - -the secret police force of the German nazi state, notorious for
its terrorism and brutality
-Totalitarianism - -A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
-Fascism - -a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme
nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opposition
-Pacifism - -opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes
-appeasement - -practice of giving in to an aggressor nation's demands in
order to keep peace
-Czechoslovakia - -The Division of Austria-Hungary following WWI resulted
in creating this country that was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
-Sudetenland - -German-speaking area of Czechoslovakia, Given to
Germany because of an Appeasement Policy used by Chamberlain at the
Munich Conference in September 1938.
-Nazi-Soviet Pact - -Hitler and Joseph Stalin agreed not to attack each other
but divided Poland for an easy win, but Germany didn't keep true to their
word and attacked Stalin later.
-WWII - -Began when Germany invaded Poland in 1939; US joined in when
Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan in 194.1
-Firebombing - -A tactic used to destroy cities using bombs that created
fires that caused the deaths of many civilians.
-Winston Churchill - -British prime minister during World War II. Worked with
Stalin to fight the Germans.
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