When Good Men Do Nothing

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1. Let's begin with an obvious, perhaps even cliche example, of naive wishful thinking and a do-nothing attitude that helped to propel the world into the horror that became known as World War II. Which European leader believed in 1938 that he had obtained "peace for our time" by attempting to negotiate with and appease Adolf Hitler over Czechoslovakia and the Sudetenland? Clement Attlee Winston Churchill Neville Chamberlain King George VI

2. On 13 December 1937, a horrific event took place in the Far East with the estimated victims in just the first six weeks of the conflict numbering around 200,000 dead. What two countries were involved in this blood-letting that occurred while the rest of the world stood by and watched? Japan and China The Philippines and Singapore Russia and Japan Viet Nam and North Korea

3. What well-known US Senator actually spoke concerning the "unfairness" that he felt had faced German army defendants after a post-war trial that intended to prove they had engaged in the "Malmedy Massacre"; an action that had left 84 American soldiers dead, shot at point-blank range in the head? Senator Richard Nixon (California) Senator Claude Pepper (Florida) Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Massachusetts) Senator Joseph McCarthy (Wisconsin)

4. Fort Santiago was the core area of a terrible massacre during WWII, that accounted for at least 100,000 civilians killed. Where would one find this location? Santiago, Chile Manila, Philippines Shanghai, China Dunkirk, France

5. In 1944, while Paris, France was enjoying the celebrations associated with the liberation of their city by Allied Forces, a small town in the interior of France was roiling in misery. On 25 August 1944, in a small farm commune consisting of roughly 500 people, 124 of its citizens were massacred, 44-48 of whom were children, by German SS troops. What was the name of this town? Lourdes Sarthe Maille Tours

6. What military leader was responsible for the "Parit Sulong Massacre" in Malaysia, on 22 January 1942? Lieutenant General Takuma Nishimura General Douglas McArthur Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Major General Matthew Ridgway

7. In October 1935, just prior to the beginning of WWII, Italy invaded the almost defenseless country of Abyssinia, (Ethiopia). Approximately how many Ethiopians were killed, (according to estimates by their government), during the entire Italian occupation? 670,000 91,000 14,040 12,500

8. At least there were 30 survivors among this group of people out of a total of 12,884 initial captives ... Well, maybe that's not so good, after all. In what city were these poor unfortunates captured, on 16-17 July 1942? Paris Warsaw Shanghai Rotterdam

9. The Germans blamed the Russians. The Russians blamed the Germans. The rest of the world took its time in finding out the truth. What country was actually responsible for the deaths of between about 4,000 and 22,000 military troops and civilians who were massacred at Katyn, Poland, on 3 April 1940? (Note: the disparity between the two estimates of people killed varies widely, due in part to poor record keeping, and in part to deliberate deceptions.) Russia Poland Germany Finland

10. General text of signs on public establishments in June, 1941 during WWII: "NO SERBS, JEWS, NOMADS (meaning 'gypsies'), AND DOGS." Some welcome! Which fascist nation was the home of such viputerative hatred? Hungary Italy Germany Croatia