World War II

WW2 Leaders

100

This leader held Jews accountable for starting World War II.

Who is Adolf Hitler?

200

This leader brought Fascism to Italy.

Who is Benito Mussolini?

300

This person was the leader/president for the United States during World War 2.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt. (FDR)

400

This was the Japnese leader/Prime Minister from 1941-1945.

Who is Hedeki Tojo

500

This person was the leader for the Soviet Union during World War 2.

Who is Joseph Stalin

WW2 Battles

100

This battle brought the United States into the second World War.

What is Pearl Harbor

200

This battle was the turning point in World War 2 for the Soviet Union.

What is Stalingrad

300

This battle brought Great Britain into World War 2.

What is the Battle of Poland

400

This battle started in the English Channel and moved into Northern France.

What is D-Day

500

This battle was the last counteroffensive by the Germans.

What is the Battle of the Bulge

Pre-WWII

100

This act allowed the U.S. President to provide supplies to Allied forces where they would pay back in the future.

What was the Lend-Lease Act?

200

This was signed by Hitler and Stalin to agree not to fight each other for 10 years.

What is a nonaggression pact?

300

Congress passed these acts to remain in isolation during the early years of WWII.

What are the Neutrality Acts?

400

This "night" saw the destruction of many Jewish businesses in Germany (German name).

What is Kristallnacht?

500

This event occurred when the U.S. Coast Guard sent away Jewish refugees when they wanted to dock in Miami. 

What was the Plight of the St. Louis?

Homefront

100

This sport created a league for women to bring in revenue when men went off to war. 

What is baseball? (AAGPBL)

200

This riot occurred in Los Angeles when sailors reported an attack against them.

What are the Zoot-Suit Riots?

300

This term was used to describe Japanese Americans being placed in relocation camps during WWII.

What is internment?

400

This man created the Congress of Racial Equality to combat segregation in the North.

Who is James Farmer?

500

This Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans in 1944.

What is Korematsu v United States?

WW2 Military

100

This was the name for the German Airforce.

What is the Luftwaffe

200

This German strategy used "lightning war" to bomb production and military bases to quickly sweep through a nation.

What is blitzkrieg?

300

This military strategy was used by the Allies to push closer to mainland Japan for air strikes.

What is island-hopping or leapfrog?

400

This was the name for the British Airforce.

What is the Royal Airforce. (RAF)

500

"Little Man" and "Fat Boy" were dropped on these cities.

What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?