Major Battles and Bombings
Allies vs. Axis
Leaders
Holocaust
Causes
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What was the first battle for the USA of World War II?
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
100
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
100
Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
100
How did the Germans single out who was Jewish?
They had 3 or less Jewish grandparents, married a Jew, or were from decent of a Jewish family.
100
What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
200
What was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies is WWII?
Battle of the Buldge
200
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
200
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
200
When and what was the first concentration camp established?
Dachau on March 22, 1933
200
Did the Allies and the normal citizens know about events happening in Europe?
Yes they were put through the press and announced to the public, but as time went on, communication got more and more cut off.
300
What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Heroshima and Nagasaki
300
Out of the Axis powers, who lost the most men?
Germany
300
What American president led the Allied forces in WWII
Eisenhower
300
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
300
What two countries aloud Germany to gain so much power?
Britain and France
400
How long was the Bombing of Britain/ The Battle of Britain/ The Bombing of the Blitiz?
July 10-October 31, 1940
400
Who lost the most men out of the Allies
USSR (Soviet Union)
400
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
400
What is the term "Final Solution"?
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
400
What was the propaganda in German used for?
To get public support for the hatred of Jews.
500
What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?
The Battle of Normandy
500
What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic and the Axis were Facist.
500
What Italian leader was overthrown and put in jail but rescued by the Germans in 1945?
Benito Mussolini
500
Why were Jewish people singled out?
They thought the Jews were planning world domination.
500
What sealed Poland's downfall?
The Nazi-Soviet Pact. August 29, 1939
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