World War 2 Causes
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, Italy
The Allied invasion of Normandy beach, France aka the Turning Point in the War
D-day
America Joined War after the bombing of this US Naval Base.
What is Pearl Harbor?
These were horrible places the Jewish people were forced to live in with little food, water or rest
Concentration camp?
This unpopular treaty was known for causing WW2
Treaty of Versailles
What side did the U.S fight for in World War Two?
Allies
Isolationism
American Presidents during World War 2
Franklin D Roosevelt, and Truman
The name of the 2 cities where the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both
Both Fascist dictators
What year did WW2 officially begin?
1939
What is the name of the place in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan and which initiated the US entering the war?
Pearl Harbour
This was an event in Germany where Jewish businesses were destroyed.
Kristallnacht or night of broken glass
These two battles in Russia caused a shift in the war between the Soviets and Nazis.
Stalingrad and Leningrad
The person at the head of the monarchy in Japan is known as an...
Emperor
Country still not recovered from trench warfare in World War 1 so they didn't want to go to war again. The built a massive fortification line called the Maginot line, but would be taken over by Germany in 6 weeks.
France
Name four countries that were part of the Allied powers
UK, France, US, & Soviet Union
The use of posters, commercials, etc to persuade people to think one way or another
Propoganda?
The name of an ideology or "ism" where a dictator controls the lives of people and the people are not allowed to disagree with the government.
Fascism
The mass genocide of Jewish people.
Holocaust
This treaty was known to be the cause of the rise of Hitler and Nazism. It ended world war 1.
Treaty of Versailles
The U.S. sought to capture this Japanese island because it was the perfect location to use as a base for U.S. planes and ships. After this battle the US would drop a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima
What is Okinawa?
Name one item that would have been rationed during the war
Gasoline, food and water
This day celebrates the end of the war in the Netherlands
5 May (Liberation Day)
Which war ended first, the one in the East or the one in Europe?
Europe