Exam 26: The Second World War

To what does the term Blitzkrieg refer?

Early in the war,the British in North Africa,though outnumbered,not only resisted the Italian move against Egypt,but very nearly captured the Italian colony of Libya before being thrown back by the Germans,commanded by:

The Second World War differed from the First World War in many ways that did NOT include:

The effectiveness of the League of Nations was caused in part by:

Which of the following is considered a crucial quality of Winston Churchill's leadership during the Second World War?

The first troops to enter and occupy Berlin at the end of the war were:

Due to the memories of World War I,many Western nations were divided in their response to actions taken by fascist and nationalist governments.Some wished to meet such actions with force if necessary,while others wished to negotiate.This second approach is usually referred to as:

Although France had been defeated by the Germans,it was allowed to establish a subject government in the south of France under the leadership of First World War hero:

The most important "second front" opened by the Allies in Europe occurred in June 1944 with the:

What was the "Second Front," and what was its effect on the war?

How did Nazi efforts to end the Great Depression in Germany contribute to the militarization of Europe?

The laboratory that the U.S.built to develop the atomic bomb was at:

The Allies launched a successful attack on the Germans in December 1944 that broke the German lines and nearly ended the war,an attack known as the Battle of the Bulge.

The effect of the Nazi concentration camps was to render their inmates numb and incapacitated,making them acquiesce to a slow death.Proof of this is found in the complete lack of rebellions in any camp.

Which of the following nations saw the spread of popular acts of passive resistance and the covert evacuation of its Jewish population after Nazi occupation?

The purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact was:

When the war in the West finally did begin in 1940,the Germans nearly destroyed the combined British and French armies,but a great number of the British and French soldiers escaped in a massive evacuation from:

Hitler turned his attention to Russia in large part because fighting England's R.A.F.proved to be too costly and resulted not in quick victory,but a stalemate.

The Second World War was,in essence,just a continuation of the First.

Success in the Pacific was an international achievement by troops fighting for the Allies originating from Australia,the United States,Britain,India,and Nepal.