Final Exam Material

Question 1

What caused WWII to start (why)?

Answer 1

• a global economic depression worsens conditions in Europe
• Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, at rights, gains control of Germany in 1933 and promises to expand German territory
• under hitler’s leadership Germany invades Poland in 1939

Question 2

What is the Germany strategy used in WWII? Explain.

Answer 2

Blitzkrieg

Uses fast-moving tanks and airplanes followed by ground troops to overwhelm enemies

Question 5

How was WWII fought?

Answer 5

• German strategy of blitzkrieg
• airplanes allow the war to be fought over great distances
• Nazi labor and death camps carry out the Holocaust, the mass murder of Jews and others

Question 6

What was the outcome of WWI?

Answer 6

• About 8.5 million soldiers and 13 million civilians died
• cost over $330 billion and causes mass physical destruction
• peace treaty blames and punishes Germany for the war, causing German resentment

Question 7

Who were fighting in WWI (Who)

Answer 7

Central Powers:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and turkey

Allies: Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and teh United States

Question 8

What was the outcome of WWII?

Answer 8

• estimate total deaths between 35 and 60 million
• Holocaust claims the livers of 6 million Jews
• cost over $1 trillion
• Two superpowers emerge after the war, the United States and teh Soviet Union, leading to the Cold War

Question 10

How was WWI fought?

Answer 10

• machine guns make it difficult for forces to advance
• soldiers on both sides fight from defensive trenches
• trench warfare leads to development of new weapons, including poison gas and tanks

Question 11

What were the two sides fighting in WWII?

Answer 11

Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan

Allies: The United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States

Question 17

What are the causes of WWI (why)?

Answer 17

• A rise in nationalism, imperialism, and military buildup
• European nations form mutual protection alliances
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, forced allied nations into war

Question 18

When did WWI start and end?

Answer 18

1914-1918

Question 19

How long did WWI last?

Answer 19

4 years

Question 20

When did WWII start and end?

Answer 20

1939-1945

Question 21

How long did WWII last?

Answer 21

6 years