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World History
World War II European Theater Benchmark
Study Guide
1. Why did Britain and France appease Germany and Italy during the 1930’s?
2. What event sparked the outbreak of World War II?
3. Who attacked Germany from the east and the west by 1945?
4. What was Winston Churchill’s role in World War II?
5. What leader signed the nonaggression pact with Hitler and later joined the Allies?
6. What was the purpose of the Nuremberg laws?
7. What did Germany gain from the Hitler-Stalin Pact (nonaggression pact)?
8. Where did Mussolini invade in his quest to form the “New Roman Empire”?
9. What did the Axis powers all have in common?
10. Who were the Axis powers?
11. Describe a Blitzkreig invasion.
12. Which European battle was the last offensive attack by the Germans?
13. Francisco Franco of Spain was the leader of which group?
14. What happened at the Munich Conference?
15. What happened on D-Day?
16. In which nation was the pre-war government allowed to return to power after WWII?
17. What techniques did both Hitler and Mussolini use to gain power in their country?
18. What characteristics did Hitler’s Germany, Stalin’s Russia and Mussolini’s Italy all
have in common?
19. Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany?
20. Neville Chamberlain’s “peace for our time” speech represents what foreign policy?
21. Following the United States’ entry into World War II what was the American and
British Leaders highest priority in fighting the war?
22. What was the major purpose of the Yalta Conference in 1945?
Matching questions: Define the following:
Battle of the Bulge
Kristallnacht
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
Pacifism