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1. Hitler became hindered with
the resistance movement and
their attacks behind German
lines.  The largest group was
70,000 Yugoslavians under the
leadership of Josip Broz. Who
is Broz better known as?

2. Stalin faced losing Moscow.
Who did he bring in to lead
the defense of Moscow?

3. With the troubles in the
Soviet Union, Hitler fired
his commanders. Who took
control of the troops?


4. The pre-war military
buildup helped lift the United
States out of the Great
Depression. In 1939, how many
Americans were unemployed?


5. Lend-Lease was approved by
Congress on March 11, 1941 in
support of Great Britain. By
the end of 1941, about 12% of
Britain's military equipment
came from the United States.
By the end of the war, the
percentage was 30%. During the
war, what is the percentage of
food for Britain came from the
United States?

6. Yugoslavia resisted joining
Hitler in he Tripartite Pack.
On April 6, 1941, Germany sent
troops into Yugoslavia. When
did they sign the armistice
agreement?

7. Besides beginning their
attack on Yugoslavia, what
other country did they attack
on April 6, 1941?

8. In April 1941, fearing war
with Hitler, where did
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt sent troops and
extended United States naval
operations?

9. Hitler feared two outposts
in the Mediterranean. He began
an attack on Malta. What was
the other outpost?

10. What was the German
battleship sunk on
May 27, 1941?

11. What was the name of the
United States destroyer sunk
by a German U-boat on October
31, 1941, killing 115 sailors?


12. What German General
arrived in Africa and let his
Afrika Corp against
the British?

13. British and Free French
troops attacked garrisons in
Syria and Lebanon. What
country backed the garrisons
in these countries and other
parts of the Middle East?


14. Anschulss was Hitler's
attempt to combine Germany and
Austria.  The personal story
has been told in a musical
play and movie about a
real-life family that escaped
Austria through the Alps and
to the U.S. What is the play
and film?

15. A famous Austrian
psychologist was suffering
from cancer. President
Roosevelt and Mussolini paid a
ransom to get permission for
this psychologist to leave.
However, in 1939, he died in
London before reaching
America. His four sisters
would die in concentration
camps. Who was this world-
renowned psychologist?

16. Hitler's next objective
was Czechoslovakia. Many
Germans lived in the
Sudentenland region. When did
the Czech President Eduard
Benes cede the region to
Hitler?

17. At a conference between
Britain, France, Italy, and
Germany in Munich. Who after
the conference after returning
home declared, "I believe that
it is peace for our times"?


18. On March 16, 1939,
Germany took control of
what country?

19. With pressure increasing
with Poland, the Soviet Union
became a major player. Who is
Joseph Vissarionovich
Djugashvili?

20. To attack, Hitler wanted
to take what country out of the
equation and make them on
his side?

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