Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat? Put your knowledge to
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Q. What aspect of their background did Churchill, Chamberlain, Halifax, and Roosevelt have in common with each other, but not with Hitler?
They were all born into wealthy, high-powered families.
They were all born poor and had to work their way up through skill and charisma.
None of them had two living parents.
They all were expert knitters, and made their own winter sweaters as a stress release.
Q. What was Hitler's argument for wanting to annex part of Czechoslovakia in 1938?
The area was largely populated by German-speaking peoples, whom he saw as being a part of the German volk.
The region had rich mineral resources like iron ore that could be used to build up military manufacturing.
That area had been part of Germany until it was given to Czechoslovakia as part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Hitler just wanted a nice piece of countryside to practice his landscape watercolors.
Q. Which major military event of World War II occurred within three weeks of Churchill giving the "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" speech?
The evacuation at Dunkirk
The Battle of the Bulge
The Blitz
The Blintz
Q. Who were the main Axis Powers of World War II?
Germany, Japan, Italy
Germany, Austria, Japan
Great Britain, the United States, U.S.S.R.
Larry, Moe, Curly
Q. What's the primary focus of fascism as a political ideology?
The superiority of the nation, embodied through a single autocratic ruler.
Creating communal wealth among all people.
Allowing total freedom for people to make and spend money in order to make the country richer overall.
Expressing one's feelings and perspective through clothing and accessories.