SOLARTOYS MILITARY TRIVIA WORLD WAR 2 PAGE 5 |
Index at bottom of the page. 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? |