Important Facts
The approximate number of Jews that were killed by the German Holocaust in World War II.
6 million
What happened to the American economy in 1929?
The Great Depression
What countries were the Allied Powers?
Britain, US, Russia
The attempt to exterminate the Jewish race by the Germans.
Holocaust
Name 2 resistance fighters?
Answers will vary.
some may include, Virginia Hall, Michael Donovan, Vera Atkins etc.
The mission that became the first time the Americans bombed the Japanese after Pearl Harbor.
The Dolittle Raid
What did Californians call the migrants from the Midwest?
Okies
Who were the Allied leaders?
Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
What new strategy did Hitler use when invading European countries?
Blitzkreig
What is propaganda?
Give an example.
Communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda.
some examples: Rosie the Riveter, Casablanca, war bonds, etc.
The number of men from the Nuremberg Trials who were sentenced to death because of war crimes.
12
What were the causes of the Dust Bowl?
3 years of hot weather, droughts and excessive farming. Large storms.
What countries were the Axis Powers?
Name 4 countries that Germany invaded in WW2.
Poland, Lithuania, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Russia, Czechoslovakia
What president decided to drop the bomb on Japan?
Harry Truman
The date when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and brought the U.S. into WW II.
December 7, 1941
What large mainland country did Japan invade before WW2?
China
Who were the Axis leaders?
Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito
What was the Vichy Government?
The German controlled French government set up while Germany occupied France.
How and when did Hitler die?
Suicide- April 30, 1945
The Date of D Day
What is June 6th, 1944?
The name of the first Japanese city that had the Atomic bomb dropped on it.
Hiroshima
What is a demagogue?
A political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
What year did Hitler invade Poland?
1939
What are Crimes Against Humanity?
Serious acts such as murder, torture, and persecution, that are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population.