FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WWII

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FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WWII

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Question 1: Weimar Republic

Answer:

Germany's new democratic government, between WWI and the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in

• The Weimar government was unpopular because of its acceptance of the harsh provisions of the

Treaty of Versailles.

Question 2: Fascism

Answer:

A political philosophy characterized by dictatorship, extreme nationalism, and suppression of opposition, backed by an aggressive military

Question 3: Battle of Guadal Canal

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1942-1943, Allied troops drove Japanese forces from the Pacific island of Guadal Canal.

Question 4: Allies

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The victorious nations united against the Axis powers during World War II, led by the U.S., Great Britain, the U.S.S.R., and France

Question 5: Mein Kampf

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an autobiography Hitler wrote while in jail, means "My Struggle," blames Germany's problems on the communists, capitalists, and Jews.

Question 6: Kristallnacht

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German term meaning "Crystal Night" or "Night of broken glass." Refers to events of November 9-10 1938, when thousands of Jewish shops and synagogues in Germany and Austria were destroyed and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to labor camps

Question 7: Nonaggression Pact

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An agreement in which nations promise not to attack one another

Question 8: Battle of Britain

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Series of battles between German (Luftwaffe) and British air forces (RAF). The Germans sought to control the air, but was thwarted by British resistance.

Question 9: Nazi

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Abbreviation for the National Socialist German Workers' Party, led by Hitler, that took power in Germany in 1933

Question 10: D-Day

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June 6, 1944, the code-name for the first day of a miitary attack, the British and American invasion of the German occupied France, (Normandy invasion)

Question 11: Genocide

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The systematic killing of a radical, ethnic, or religious group, or destruction of their culture

Question 12: Dunkirk

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a town inNorthernFrance, was the last refuge of the British during the fall of France. (desperate retreat)

Question 13: Yalta Agreement

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agreement reached near the end of WWII between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin after the defeat of Germany

Question 14: SS

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Abbrev. of German word "protection squad" (schutzstaffel). Refers to private Nazi army given special duties in Holocaust, including running the concentration camps. Also called Black shirts, formed origin.as bodyguards for Hitler led by Heinrich Himmler

Question 15: Winston Churchill

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British Prime Minister shortly after WWII began, he symbolized the fierce resistance to the Germans.

Question 16: Hirohito

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Japanese emperor during WWII

Question 17: Benito Mussolini

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An Italian general, politician and later dictator who abolished democracy and outlawed all political parties in Italy. He formed a fascist government in the 1920's, was known as "il Duce".

Question 18: Fuhrer

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The supreme leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler

Question 19: Axis Powers

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The three countries- Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan- fighting teh allies during World War II

Question 20: Muncih Conference (Pact)

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1938, meeting of representatives from Britain (Chamberlain) and Germany (Hitler), under which Germany was allowed to extend it's territory into parts of Czechoslovakia (pure appeasement)

Question 21: Luftwaffe

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German air force during WWII

Question 22: Hermann Goering

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close friend to Hitler, leader of the Luftwaffe

Question 23: Third Reich

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Hitler's name for Germany during his years as dictator, 1933-1945- literally the "third empire"

Question 24: Dwight

• Eisenhower

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U.S. general that became supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe.

Question 25: Gestapo

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The terrorist, secret-police force of Nazi Germany, infamous for its brutal methods of torture, nighttime raids, and mass arrests without cause

Question 26: Douglas MacArthur

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Commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific

Question 27: Battle of Stalingrad

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1942-1943, German forces were defeated in an attempt to capture the city of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union, major turning point of the war in favor of the Allies