Which event led directly to the start of World War II?
German invasion of Poland
100
The American strategy to take only the important islands was called...
island hopping
100
Which event caused the United States to enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor
200
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
200
June 6, 1944
D-Day
200
What were working women who worked in factories called during WWII?
Rosie the Riveter
200
Which 1942 battle was the turning point in the Pacific?
Midway
200
Which leader died on April 12, 1945?
FDR
300
He was the prime minister of Great Britain
Winston Churchill
300
On August 6 and 9, 1945, these two cities were bombed.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
300
Which French region was the location of the D-Day invasion?
Normandy
300
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
to build an atomic bomb
300
What did Hitler do on April 30, 1945?
committed suicide, forced his wife to commit suicide and had his dog killed
400
He was the dictator of Italy
Benito Mussolini
400
Beginning in August 1942, this major battle between the Soviets and the Germans took place in this Soviet city.
Stalingrad
400
In December 1944, the Germans held their final offensive. What was this battle called?
The Battle of the Bulge
400
The Japanese were unable to break which secret American code?
Navajo
400
What battle knocked the Germans out of North Africa and protected the Suez Canal?
El Alamein
500
He was the military dictator of Japan
Hideki Tojo
500
These two men died on April 12 and 30, 1945.
Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler
500
What Soviet/German battle pushed the Germans out of the Soviet Union for good?
Stalingrad
500
What was the largest naval battle in history called?
Leyte Gulf
500
Which was not a cause of the war?
a) Germany's anger over the Treaty of Versailles
b) the policy of appeasement that failed to stop Hitler
c) dictators taking over countries
d) the Great Depression caused widespread poverty in the USA
d) the Great Depression caused widespread poverty in the USA