World War 2 Causes
Japan, Germany, Italy
Larges amphibious invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach
Normandy (D-Day)
Chancellor of Germany
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Which alliance won the war?
Allied Powers
The country that had the most deaths during World War 2
Who is Soviet Union?
Destroyed the German Economy, dismantled their military, and made Germany weak. Part of the reason why Hitler gained power
Treaty of Versailles
America Joined War after This event
Pearl Harbor
Prime Minster of the Japanese Empire
Who is Hideki Tojo?
This number of Jewish people died in the Holocaust
6 Million
The most well known of the Japanese atrocities in China. Mass murder, rape, looting, torture, and arson. Still denied by many Japanese to this day.
Nanjing Massacre/The Rape of Nanking
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades this country, officially beginning WW2?
What is Poland?
This was the site of a major battle between the Soviet Union and Germany. After over 2 million deaths, the Soviets would win.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
Father of the nuclear bomb. In change of the Trinity Tests.
Dr. Robert Oppenheimer
What is the name of the global peace keeping organization that was created after WWII?
The United Nations
Why did the Germans fail when invading Russia?
They were not prepared for the harsh Russian winter
Japan invaded this country as early as 1931.
What is Manchuria/China?
The turning point of the War in the Pacific. The United States wins this battle by destroying a large chunk of the entire Japanese Navy in just 3 days.
Battle of Midway
President of the United States for most the War, until the very end.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Final battle of the War in Europe
The Battle of Berlin
Name the alliance between the U.S., Great Britain, France, Soviet Union and China.
Who are the Allied Powers?
Absolute control of government, strong sense of nationalism. Nation must be strong at all costs, even if it hurts others.
What Fascism?
Date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
Head of the Soviet Union.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
What were the two places we dropped nuclear bombs on in Japan?
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What was allied forces strategy to take over Japan?
What is Island Hopping?