World War II Quiz

A Day 3/7 B Day 3/8

Turning Point

When an action or event takes a turn for the better or worse

Battle of StalingradD-Day

Invade

To enter a country to take it over

Germany invades Poland

Aggression

The action of a group violating the rights of another group

Japan’s aggression in East Asia

Conserving and Rationing

Buying or using a small amount of food or goods

Food and other goods were saved and sent to troops over seas

Anti-Semitism

Hatred or discrimination against the Jewish culture or people

Laws limiting the rights of Jewish people

Aryan Supremacy

Belief that non-Jewish people are better (superior) to all other people

Hitler’s belief in the master race

Boycott

Refusal to have dealings with a store or person because of disapproval

Germany boycotted Jewish stores

Concentration Camps

A camp in which people were confined under harsh conditions

Nazi Germany forced people to work and live in concentration camps

Internment Camps

Being confined usually for political reasons

Japanese Americans were forced into these camps because of distrust

Liberation

To set free

Allied forces liberated the Jewish people and other survivors

Make sure you know the timeline of events in the correct order

Europe

• 1. Germany annexed Austria & the Sudetenland

• 2. Germany invades Poland• 3. Germany invades France and captures Paris• 4. Germany bombs London starting the Battle

of Britain• 5. Germany invades the Soviet Union

Make sure you know the timeline of events in the correct order

East Asia

• 1. Rising tension between U.S. & Japan because of Japanese aggression (Japan invades Manchuria)

• 2. United States places trade embargos on Japan

• 3. Japanese attack on Peal Harbor• 4. President Roosevelt declares war on Japan• 5. Germany & Italy declare war on the U.S.