Vocabulary Words
What is a Fascist government?
A Fascist government is a government in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
Why didn't other parties run against Stalin and Hitler?
Stalin made it illegal for any non-fascist party to run.
Hitler manipulated circumstances and later dismantled the German government.
What started World War II?
Germany invading Poland which lead to France and Great Britain declaring war on Germany and Italy.
As a strategy to stop further Japanese expansion in the Pacific Ocean, what did the United States do?
The US moved their fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor.
What was D-Day?
D-Day was when Allied forces invaded western Europe and freed France.
What does the word dictator mean?
A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner.
Which were the 3 main countries within the Allied Powers?
The United States, France and Great Britain
What was the policy (the Act) that allowed the United States to support Great Britain and France in the war? (Before the US entered the war)
The Lend-Lease Act
Why did the United States restrict the sale of oil to Japan and cut off all trade with Japan?
Because the Japanese seized French territories in Indochina (present day Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia).
Which battle resulted in Germany surrendering?
A- The Battle the Bulge
B- The Battle of Stalingrad
C- The Battle of Midway
A- The Battle of the Bulge
What does the word ration mean?
When supplies are rationed they are given in limited amounts.
Leaders of Japan, Germany and Italy were are a part of what side?
A)Axis Powers
B) Allied Powers
B) Axis Powers
What invention allowed the Allied Forces to locate and attack German submarines?
The invention of Sonar.
What caused the United States to declare war with Japan, Germany and Italy?
It was when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
What was the Yalta Conference?
After Germany surrendered, Churchill, FDR and Stalin agreed to post war terms.
What is a Kamikaze pilot?
Japanese kamikazes were suicide pilots who crashed their planes which were heavily loaded with bombs into allied ships.
What were the names of the leaders/dictators of these countries:
USSR
Great Britain
Japan
USSR - Stalin
Great Britain - Winston Churchill
Japan - Hideki Tojo
What Battle led to the United States seizing Rome from the Nazis?
A) The Battle of the Bulge
B) The Battle of Stalingrad
C) The Battle of Anzio
C) The Battle of Anzio
From the list of battles below, which 2 were Japanese offensives?
The Battle of the Coral Sea, The Battle of Midway, The Battle of Guadalcanal, The Battle fo Iwo Jima, The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of Midway
When did Japan Surrender?
After the bombing of Nagasaki
What does the term Island-hopping mean?
A military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Axis powers during World War II
What were the names of the leaders/dictators from these countries:
United States
Germany
Italy
US - Franklin Delano Roosevelt and later Truman
Germany - Adolph Hitler
Italy - Benito Mussolini
During what battle did Germany begin to lose power in eastern Europe?
A) The Battle of the Bulge
B) The Battle of Stalingrad
C) The Battle of Midline
B) The Battle of Stalingrad
in what 2 places did the United States use the atomic bomb?
In Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What invention allowed Great Britain to avoid being seized by Germany?
The invention of RADAR.