WWII begins
In what year did WWII Begin?
1939
Who made the fateful non aggression pact in 1939?
Germany and the Soviet Union
The ancient African Country of Ethiopia was invaded by which European power?
Italy
Which country invaded and occupied Manchuria?
Japan
Soviet leader who replaced Lenin and guided them through World War II?
Josef Stalin
This treaty is often seen as one of the causes of WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles
What were Mussolini's paramilitary followers known as?
Blackshirts
Term for the Lightning War tactics which the Germans employed?
Blitzkrieg
Which battle is normally seen as the first big turning point in the Pacific?
The Battle of Midway
Italy's leader throughout WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union were known as what?
The Allied Powers
With what program did the US provide 28 Billion dollars of aid to the Allied powers during WWII?
Lend Lease
The German Airforce was known as what?
Luftwaffe
US General who oversaw the Pacific Theater of War?
Douglas Macarthur
The two US Presidents who led us during World War II?
FDR and Truman
What 3 countries made up the major Axis Powers Countries?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Hitler's infamous memoirs were called what?
Mein Kampf
What was the name of the "Miracle" which prevented the British Army from being destroyed by the Germans?
Dunkirk Evacuation
What was the name of the famous US military strategy in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
Japanese military leader and Prime Minister during WWII?
Hideki Tojo
What year did the US enter the war and why?
1941 and the bombing of Pearl Harbor
The not so nice word for what the Office of War information was in charge of?
Propaganda
Turning point battle in Europe, 2 million died, but the Soviet Union turned back the Germans.
the Battle of Stalingrad
The US Project which led to the ultimate undoing of Japan and led them to surrender?
The Manhattan Project
Great Britain's two Prime Minister during WWII?
Chamberlain and Churchill