Beginning of War
What country did Germany invade to start WW2
Poland
T / F The U.S. joining the war caused unemployment to go down helped end the Great Depression
True
American General known as blood and guts who defeated Italy in Africa and forced them to surrender
A. George Marshall C. Douglas MacArthur
B. George Patton D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. George Patton
Deadliest battle fought in the Pacific
A. Philippines C. Iwo Jima
B. Coral Sea D. Okinawa
D. Okinawa
U.S. President who made the decision to drop that atomic bomb
Harry Truman
What was the first allied nation to be defeated
France
Who was placed in charge of all U.S. troops during thew war
A. George Marshall C. Douglas MacArthur
B. George Patton D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
A. George Marshall
What was the Date for Dday
A. December 7,1941 C. August 6, 1945
B. June 6, 1944 D. August 9, 1945
B. June 6, 1944
American General who said I shall return to the Philippines and came up with the Island Hopping Strategy
A. Douglas MacArthur C. Chester Nimitz
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower D. George Patton
A. Douglas MacArthur
Who was the first Axis Power nation to be defeated
Italy
What 3 nations made up the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, Italy
Where 100,000 Japanese living in America were removed from their homes and relocated to California during the war
Internment Camps
What was the bloodiest battle fought in Europe? It was Hitler's last attempt to attack the Allies
Battle of the Bulge
Event where 70,000 U.S. and Filipino troops were captured by the Japanese and marched to the death
Bataan Death March
What was the name of the group of African American pilots who flew mission protecting U.S. Bomber planes. They were undefeated
Tuskegee Airmen
who was the leader of England who tried to make peace with Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
What was the date for the attack on Pearl Harbor
A. December 7,1941
B. June 6, 1944
C. August 6, 1945
D. August 9, 1945
December 7,1941
Who was the U.S. General who planned and organized the Dday invasion
A. George Marshall C. Douglas MacArthur
B. George Patton D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Name for the Japanese Pilots who would fly their planes into the sides of U.S. ships
Kamikaze
Holocaust
What was the policy called when leaders tried to make peace with Hitler instead of stop Him
appeasement
What event caused the United States to enter the war
Pearl Harbor
What was the battle where the massive allied invasion of Normandy France took place to free France from Hitler
Dday
Most important battle in the Pacific. It was the turning point in the war in the Pacific.
A. Battle of Midway C. Battle of Iwo Jima
B. Battle of Philippines D. Battle of Okinawa
A. Battle of Midway
Robert Oppenheimer