In order to force Japan's surrender at the end of WWII, President Truman ordered these two cities to be destroyed by atomic bombs.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
100
D-Day took place on this date.
What is June 6, 1944
100
A famous flag raising photograph was taken just before the battle that took place on this Japanese island.
What is Iwo Jima?
100
Japanese-Americans were forced to relocate here after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What are internment camps?
200
Serving as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII, he later became President of the United States.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
200
The surprise attack at this Hawaiian Naval Base launched the United States into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
200
"A date which will live in infamy".
What is December 7, 1941
200
The failed final German offensive of World War II at Bastogne which caused high casualties and severe frostbite.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
200
This is the name for the attacks on Mexican-Americans in California during World War II.
What are zoot-suit riots?
300
As the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII, a large city was named after him.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
300
The landing point for Operation Overlord, which greatly surprised the Germans.
What is Normandy?
300
The surrender of the Japanese is also known by this nickname.
What is V-J Day?
300
This battle, which took place in a city named after the dictator of the Soviet Union, marked the turning point in the war on the Eastern European Front.
What is Stalingrad?
300
An American program which funded the rebuilding of Europe after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
400
Serving as the military commander of the Pacific during WWII, he later went on to serve as military Governor of post-war Japan.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
400
The war crimes trials of WWII were held in these two locations.
What is Nuremberg and Tokyo?
400
The night of broken glass is known by this German word.
What is Kristallnacht?
400
This battle was fought in Eygpt over control of the Suez Canal, which led into the oil-rich Middle East.
What is El Alamein?
400
This action broke the Soviet blockade of Berlin after WWII and exposed German citizens to Hershey's chocolate.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
500
After the sudden death of FDR, he became President and made the controversial decision to use the Atomic Bomb on Japan.
Who is Harry Truman?
500
At the Munich Conference of 1938, world leaders signed a pact which appeased Hitler's demand of annexing this territory.
What is the Sudetenland?
500
May 8, 1945.
What is V-E Day?
500
During the battle for this Japanese island, 350 kamikazes attacked the United State's Navy.
What is Okinawa?
500
The book written by Adolf Hitler which outlines his plans for a Jewish-free German Empire.