Major Battles and Bombings
What was the first battle for the USA of World War II?
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
How did the Germans single out who was Jewish?
From a Jewish family, had the star of David
What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
Why did German forces invade Poland?
To get more power and land.
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
Who was forced to work in concentration camps?
Able men, woman, and some children.
Why did Hitler gain approval from the people in Germany?
Hitler was good at public speaking and make his ideas seem reasonable, the people were desperate for someone to rip up the Treaty of Versailles.
What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Heroshima and Nagasaki
Which side, the Allies or Axis were formed first?
Axis
What American president led the Allied forces in WWII
Eisenhower
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6-7 million.
What two countries aloud Germany to gain so much power by being passive as Hitler gained control?
Britain and France
What year did German forces invade Czechoslovakia and Poland?
1939
Why did the United States join the war later one?
The U.S. wanted to stay neutral during the war but joined the Allies after Pearl Harbor.
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
What was Hitler's goal in WW2?
Exterminate all Jews in Europe
What was in the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germans?
They had to take blame for the war, pay more money than they had to other countries, no strong army or navy, etc. It hurt their pride.
What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?
The Battle of Normandy
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.
What Italian leader was overthrown?
Benito Mussolini
Why were Jewish people singled out?
Hitler thought less of them