How did the treaty of Versailles after WW1 affect Germany?
Left Germany stronger and richer.
Left Germany in debt, weak, humiliated.
Left Germany restored and refreshed.
What was the Anschluss of Austria (hint: this was shown in the Sound of Music)?
The parliament of Austria.
A famous music festival in Austria.
Payment to Austria from Germany.
The non-violent takeover of Austria by Hitler.
Right after the Anschluss of Austria, Hitler moved to take a slice of ____, called the ____.
Spain, Barcelona
Italy, colosseum
France, Ardennes
Czechoslovakia, Sudetenland
What leader was tricked by Hitler with the Munich Pact? Hitler said he didn't want any land after the Sudetenland?
Neville Chamberlain, British Prime minister
What was the first country that Hitler invaded with military conflict?
Poland
What was the date that Hitler invaded Poland & what happened 2 days later?
September 1, 1939 (Britain & France declare war on Sep 3)
Who invaded Poland along with Germany?
USSR
Great Britain
Italy
France
At the start of WW2, who were the Axis powers?
Germany, France, Great Britain
Germany, Italy, Soviet Union (USSR)
Germany, Great Britain, United States
Germany, Soviet Union, Austria
What was the name for the quick military taking over of Europe by the Nazis?
Blitzkrieg of Europe
Who helped to get the 400,000 Allied troops to safety across the English Channel in the evacuation of Dunkirk?
Private owners of boats and yachts (Operation Dynamo)
After Hitler had conquered most of Europe, what was his next strategy & what was it called?
Operation Sea Lion, first an air assault then a ground invasion of Great Britain
Under the bombing by the Germans, British city-dwellers did what with their children?
Sent many of them to stay in the country.
What did Hitler do for the Italians and Mussolini?
came to the rescue after they tried to invade Greece, then E
Who was known as the Desert Fox and what was he known for?
The German general in charge of North Africa; known for treating opponents honorably
In June 1941, Hitler began Operation Barbarossa to invade what country?
The Soviet Union (USSR)
Sweden
Spain
The United States
What interesting factor helped to stop the Nazis in succeeding to invade Moscow?
A lack of fuel
Great Russian weapons
A plague
A harsh winter
