Major Events
Which event causes the United States to end the war and what year was this event?
Pearl Harbor/ 1941
Name three of the major Allied powers:
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe:
Germany's "Final Solution"
What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles (Germany had to take blame for the World War I)
On June 6th, 1944, the invasion of Normandy began as 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five German-controlled beaches along a 50 mile stretch of heavily fortified coast in France’s Normandy region. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe. What was this invasion called?
D-Day
What were the three main Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who was Great Britain's prime minister during WWII?
Winston Churchill
Country invaded by Germany, provoking WWII:
Poland
Which country switched from the Axis Powers to the Allied Powers?
Soviet Union
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
Out of the Axis powers, who lost the most men? Out of the Allied powers, who lost the most men?
Axis-Germany
Allied-Soviet Union
Who are the two United States Presidents during WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman