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Trivia Review:
World War II
Round 1:
Between the Wars
& the Rise of
Dictators
Round 1: Question 1
• QUESTION: This
treaty, signed by
the French & the
Germans in 1925
signified an attempt to establish a lasting
peace between the former enemies.
• ANSWER: The Locarno Treaty
Round 1: Question 2
• QUESTION: This
was the name of
Germany’s
interwar government – a government that
attempted democracy in the aftermath of
World War I
• ANSWER: The Weimar Republic
Round 1: Question 3
• QUESTION: What are
three factors
contributing to
Hitler’s rise to power
in Germany prior to WWII
• ANSWER: Germany’s economy was
struggling; Resentment about Treaty of
Versailles, German nationalism, Fear of
Communism
Round 1: Question 4
• QUESTION: List at least three major
characteristics of fascism, as seen in Nazi
Germany.
• ANSWER: Extreme militarism, extreme
nationalism, heavy censorship, youth
indoctrination, propaganda, separate
social classes, etc.
Round 1: Question 5
• QUESTION: List three major
dictators of the World War II
era, as well as the country to which each
belonged.
• ANSWER: Adolf Hitler – Germany; Benito
Mussolini – Italy; Joseph Stalin – Soviet
Union; Francisco Franco - Spain
Round 2:
Early Aggression
Round 2: Question 1
• QUESTION: During the 1930s, one of
Hitler’s primary goals was to establish the
Third German Empire – an empire that
would supposedly last for 1,000 years.
What was the name of this empire?
• ANSWER: The Third Reich
Round 2: Question 2
• QUESTION: The
occupation of this
land is often considered to be Hitler’s
FIRST violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
• ANSWER: The Rhineland (strip of land
between France & Germany)
Round 2: Question 3
• QUESTION: List the
3 countries, in order,
that were Hitler’s
earliest (pre-war)
territorial
aggressions.
• ANSWER: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland
Round 2: Question 4
• QUESTION: Explain the decision that was
made at the Munich Conference.
• ANSWER: Great Britain & France “allowed”
Hitler to take Czechoslovakia, as he
promised that it was his “last territorial
demand”
Round 2: Question 5
• QUESTION: This
diplomatic agreement
was signed by both Hitler and Stalin;
agreed to not attack one another & they
would split Poland into two different zones
of occupation after Germany invaded
• ANSWER: Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Round 3:
Axis Aggression
Round 3: Question 1
• QUESTION: In the year
1940, these were the
primary AXIS powers.
• ANSWER: Germany, Italy
and Japan
Round 3: Question 2
• QUESTION: In
1939, this event
marked the
beginning of World War II.
• ANSWER: The German invasion of Poland
(September 1st)
Round 3: Question 3
• QUESTION: After the
fall of France in
1940, the Nazis
established a puppet
regime in Southern France. What was the
name of this regime?
• ANSWER: The Vichy Regime
Round 3: Question 4
• QUESTION: What was the
significance of the outcome
of the Battle of Britain?
• ANSWER: Germany
abandoned plans to
invade Britain after the
RAF successfully defended
Britain and the British
refused to surrender
Round 3: Question 5
• QUESTION: Explain the conflict that
emerged between the U.S. and Japan in
the months preceding the bombing of Pearl
Harbor.
• ANSWER: Japan was attempting to build
an empire; U.S. felt threatened; warned to
stop; did not stop; oil embargo; bombing
Round 4:
Allied Advance
Round 4: Question 1
• QUESTION:
This battle is
considered
the turning
point of the war in Europe because the
Soviet Union started pushing back the
Germans to the west
• ANSWER: Battle of Stalingrad
Round 4: Question 2
• QUESTION: What were the Japanese
attempting to attain during the Battle of
the Coral Sea?
• ANSWER: Australia (first time since Pearl
Harbor that a Japanese advance had been
stopped)
Round 4: Question 3
• QUESTION: This battle is known as the
final German offensive on the Western
Front.
• ANSWER: The Battle of the Bulge
Round 4: Question 4
• QUESTION: In terms of the Soviet Union,
what was the significance of D-Day?
• ANSWER: It was the opening of the 2nd
front in Western Europe (Stalin had been
asking for…)
Round 4: Question 5
• QUESTION: What did Stalin agree to do at
the Yalta Conference?
• ANSWER: Stalin agreed to join war effort
against Japan within 90 days of
Germany’s surrender
BONUS ROUND
• QUESTION: Put the following events in
correct chronological order:
• Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler
invades Poland; U.S. enters WWII; Atomic
bomb is dropped on Hiroshima/Nagasaki;
Germany surrenders; Battle of Britain; DDay Invasion
BONUS ROUND
• ANSWER:
1.Hitler invades Poland
2.Battle of Britain
3.Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
4.U.S. enters WWII
5.D-Day invasion
6.Germany surrenders
7.Atomic bomb is dropped on H/N
Round 5:
The Holocaust
Round 5: Question 1
• QUESTION:
Describe the Nazi attitude
toward their own race and
toward others
• ANSWER: The Germans were a superior
race of people; All others were inferior
Round 5: Question 2
• QUESTION:
Other than Jewish people,
identify another group of
people that were victims of Nazi
persecution
• ANSWER: Communists, Socialists, Gypsies,
Slavs, Jehovah Witnesses, Homosexuals,
Mentally & Physically Disabled, Asocials
Round 5: Question 3
• QUESTION:
What was term for the place the Jewish
people were taken initially, before being
sent to concentration camps, and where
were they located?
• ANSWER: Ghettos; Poland
Round 5: Question 4
• QUESTION:
What was “The Final Solution to the Jewish
Question”?
• ANSWER: Annihilation of the Jewish race,
carried out through death camps
Round 5: Question 5
• QUESTION:
Identify 2 ways the Nuremberg Laws
restricted the rights of the Jewish
population.
• ANSWER: Jewish Newspapers could no longer be
sold; Jews lost the right to vote; Jews had to
surrender drivers’ licenses & car registrations; Jews
were required to carry identification cards; Jewish
passports & papers were marked with a “J”
BONUS ROUND
• QUESTION: Identify 2 similarities and 2 differences
between the treatment of the Jewish population by the
Nazis and the treatment of the Japanese American
population by the Americans.
• ANSWER: Similarities: discrimination, had to
move/go to camps, were not allowed to leave, both
were compensated by governments in years following
Differences: Jewish people were abused and killed
systematically and were sent to other countries;
Japanese Americans did not experience genocide, they
stayed in America, not all were sent to camps