WWII Places
Country that was invaded first by Germany
Poland
What does blitzkrieg mean?
Fast victory - lightning war
Who led the Nazis?
Adolf Hitler
This event caused England and France to declare war on Germany
These two alliance groups fought during WWII
Axis Power and Allies
Country that signed a non-aggression pact with Germany
Soviet Union / Russia
What is the mass murder of European Jews in WWII called?
Holocaust/ Genocide oof the jews
Who was the fascist dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
The two Japanese cities that the US nuked
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The laws that took away rights of German Jews previous to the holocaust
The Nuremberg Laws
What battle did the Soviets defeat Germany?
Stalingrad
The most well known four countries that made up the Allies
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
Neighborhoods Jews were sent to BEFORE the concentration camps
What are ghettos
The decision to find and kill all of the Jews in countries occupied by the Third Reich
What was Hitler's "final solution?"
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Also known as "Night of Broken Glass", this race riot saw hundreds of Jewish businesses and facilities destroyed or damaged.
Kristallnacht
This country changed sides during WWII
What is Italy
God-like leader of Japan during WWII
Who is Emperor Hirohito
These two countries made a pact to prevent a two front war by trading over half of Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union (Russia)