People and Countries
Name 2 of the countries that were part of the Axis Powers.
Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Finland
What group of people did Hitler hate?
Jews
Who worked in the factories during the war?
Women
What was the day called when the Allies attacked the Germans on the beaches of France?
D-Day
Why did the US join WWII?
Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
Who was the President of the United States during the war?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Why did Hitler arrest and kill Jews?
He blamed them for Germany's problems.
What did children collect to make weapons for the war?
Tin cans or other metals
What country did Germany invade to start WWII?
Poland
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
They wanted to stop the US from joining the war.
What kind of leader was Adolf Hitler?
Dictator
What were the prisons where Jews were held called?
Concentration camps
Why did the US round up Japanese Americans?
They were afraid they would help the Japanese fight against the US.
Why did Great Britain go to war against Germany?
What ended the war in the Pacific?
The US dropped 2 atomic bombs.
Name 4 countries that form the Allied Powers? (Need all 4 to get the points)
Great Britain, France, Poland, United States, Soviet Union (Russia), China, Canada, Norway, Mexico
Why were some Germans okay with Hitler's decision to get rid of the Jews?
Because Germany was becoming strong again after their Great Depression.
Why did people plant victory gardens?
From what country did the D-Day soldiers attack from when they landed in France?
Great Britain
Why was it difficult to fight in the Pacific?
They were fighting in an area larger than Europe.
Why did Hitler kill himself?
The Allies were surrounding him and he didn't want to be captured.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
6 million
After Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were held in camps called what?
Internment camps
On what continent did the Allies fight against the Germans and Italians before Europe?
Africa
What is one Japanese city that an atomic bomb was dropped on?
Hiroshima or Nagasaki