WWII People
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WWII Vocabulary
WWII Battles
WWII Misc.
100

Who was the creator dictator of Italy?

Benito Mussolini

100

What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?

Soviet Union

100
What does the appeasement mean?
Doing something to keep the peace
100
What was the Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944 called?
D-Day
100
What was one country that had been friendly with Hitler and later joined Allies?
Soviet Union
200
Who led the Nazis?
Adolf Hitler
200

Places where Japanese Americans were held, because their loyalty to America was questioned 

Internment Camps

200
What does blitzkrieg mean?
Fast victory - lightning war
200

Why was Egypt (Battle of El Alamein) of strategic importance in World War 2?

The Suez Canal was the key to reaching the oil fields of the Middle East.

200
Name the two main powers that fought during WWII?
Axis Power and Allies
300
Who was the Prime Minister that led Great Britain through the worst years of WWII?
Winston Churchill
300

Rescue of soldiers by British navy & civilians

Dunkirk

300

Living space for the German people

Lebensaum

300

What battle did the Soviets defeat Germany?

Stalingrad

300
What 3 countries made up the Axis powers?
Italy, Japan and Germany
400
Who was the commander of the Allied Army?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
Where was the American fleet anchored on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked?
Pearl Harbor
400

The Native American tribe that developed and used a secret code during the war.

Navajo

400

Which battle in the Pacific Theater was a turning point for the Allied forces 

Battle of Midway

400

What countries made up the Allies?

Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union

500

He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe?

Dwight D. Eisenhower 

500

What country was invaded first by Germany?

Poland

500

Fortifications build to stop an Allied invasion of France

Atlantic Wall

500

Name the two cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on.

1- Hiroshima

2-Nagasaki

500

Nearly one-third of all U.S. military equipment made during the war was manufactured which industry   

Automobile Industry

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