Who's who?
Leader of Germany during WWII
Adolph Hitler
Bonus...Name the German President who died during the Article 48 emergency.
Which came first?
Invasion of Poland or Treaty of Versailles?
Treaty of Versailles
"...a day that will live in infamy..."
What event was FDR referring to?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bonus...What day of the week was it?
In the 1930's the U.S. issued the __________ Acts in order to keep us out of the war.
Neutrality
What was one of the laws?
"The seeds of WWII were sown earliter in the 20th century.
The quote above is referring to what peace settlement after WWI?
Versailles Treaty
Name one provision of the Versailles Treaty.
Leader of the U.S. for MOST of the war?
Franklin Roosevelt
Bonus...Who was his VP in his 4th term?
On June 6, 1944, the Allies began to reclaim France from the Nazis with the __________ invasion.
D-Day or Normandy
Name the US General in charge of D-Day
Which came first?
Battle of Midway or Invasion of the Philippine Islands by the Japanese?
Invasion of the Philippine Islands by the Japanese
As in WWI, __________ were asked to fill jobs left vacant by the men who were fighting the war.
Women
After WWII the __________ was formed which was an international peace organization designed to help us avoid future wars.
United Nations or UN
Name the 5 UN permanent security council members.
Leader of the USSR during WWII.
Josef Stalin
Bonus...Name the original leader of the USSR.
Which came first?...
Bombing of Britain or D-Day?
Bombing of Britain
Bonus...Name the WWII German air force
What was the U.S. strategy to defeat the Japanese in WWII?
Island Hopping
Name one city the US used the Abomb against.
How many times was FDR elected president?
4
What month/year did FDR die?
In 1940, during the Battle of Britain FDR told Americans we must be the __________ of __________ which meant we must start supplying the Allies to stop Hitler.
Arsenal of Democracy
What was significant about the US WWII draft?
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII.
Winston Churchill
Bonus...Name the Prime Minister of England before Churchill.
In 1938 Hitler was given the Sudetenland on the promise that he would not invade or take any more territory. This was called the __________ of Hitler (to give into an aggressive country to avoid a war).
Appeasement
Bonus...Name the Conference in 1938 where Hitler was given the Sudetenland.
What battle was considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific against Japan?
Battle of Midway
What are the Japanese suicide bombers called?
This is the code name for the building of the A-Bomb.
Manhattan Project
Who wrote FDR a letter warning of the German research into splitting the atom and using it as a weapon?
Name the war crimes trials held in Germany after WWII.
Nuremberg Trials
Bonus...What are the trials named for?
Leader of Italy during World War II.
Benito Mussolini
Name the meeting in which the Big Three (US, USSR, England) met to discuss the future of the WWII world.
Yalta or Potsdam (also Casablanca)
Bonus...What was one promise made at Yalta between the Big Three?
Why did Truman ultimately decide to use the Abomb against Japan?
To save American lives
What country declared war on Japan 3 months after the German surrender?
Name the Supreme Court case in which it was declared constitutional for the US government to intern Japanese-American citizens during war time.
Korematsu v. US
What was Korematsu's first name?
Name the Four Freedoms.
Freedom of speech and religion
Freedom FROM fear and want
Bonus...What is the name of the Ukranian leader who demands the 4 Freedoms for his country?