THE BEGINNING
This country was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939, starting World War II.
Poland
These countries formed the Axis Powers.
Germany, Japan, and Italy.
Japan attacked this U.S. naval base on December 7, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
Mexico entered WWII after German submarines attacked this type of ship.
Oil tankers
This organization was founded after the war to prevent future global conflicts.
United Nations
These two countries declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939.
France and Great Britain
These contries formed the Allied Powers.
The U.S., Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China.
This invasion on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.
D-Day or the Invasion of Normandy
Mexico officially declared a “state of war” under this president.
Manuel Ávila Camacho
This term describes the mass murder of six million Jewish people during WWII.
Holocaust
This earlier conflict (1914–1918) helped create the tensions that led to WWII.
World War I
He was the leader of Italy during the war.
Benito Mussolini
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these two cities.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Mexico sent pilots to fight in the Pacific as part of this famous squadron.
Escuadrón 201
Over 65 million of these were lost during the war, the highest of any conflict.
Lives
Germany annexed these two territories in 1938 before the war began.
Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia
This country remained neutral during the war and is known for its long-standing neutrality.
Switzerland
The Red Army captured this German city in April 1945, ending the war in Europe.
Berlin
Escuadrón 201 mainly fought to liberate this country in Asia.
Philippines
This country suffered the largest number of military deaths, over 7 million.
Soviet Union
This 1919 agreement punished Germany with reparations and territorial loss, creating resentment that fueled WWII.
Treaty of Versailles
This country fought the Soviets in 1940, first siding with Germany, then switching sides in 1944.
Finland
This battle in the Soviet Union (1942–1943) became a major turning point in the war, ending German advances in the East.
Battle of Stalingrad
This was the first Mexican oil tanker sunk by German submarines in 1942.
Potrero del Llano
This U.S. plan helped rebuild Europe after the war by providing $13 billion in aid.
Marshall Plan