Vocabulary
What was the name of the German Air Force during WWII?
Luftwaffe
He was the leader of Britain during WWII. He said we shall fight and continue to fight Germany and never surrender.
Winston Churchill
The closest point to Britain from France
Dunkirk
He was the President of the United States at the beginning of WWII
Franklin Roosevelt
Why did the United States enter WWII?
Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December 1941
This US President was in charge at the end of WWII. He made the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan to force their surrender
Harry Truman
He was the commanding US General in Europe during WWII
Dwight Eisenhower
The landing location of the D-Day invasion in 1944
Normany, France
He was the leader of Germany during WWII
Adolf Hitler
What was VE day?
Victory in Europe when the Allies defeated the Germans and Hitler
This was created to support the war effort at Home in the United States.
Victory Gardens
He was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
Joseph Stalin
These cities were bombed in 1945 in Japan to force their surrender
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Poland
Who were the Axis powers during WWII?
Italy, Germany, Japan
This campaign was used to encourage women to support the war effort by taking on jobs in factories creating weapons and other supplies to send to troops overseas.
Rosie the Riveter
He was the leader of the Empire of Japan during WWII
Tojo Hideki
This Axis nation was the first to surrender to the United States and the Allies during WWII
Italy
He was the commanding general of the Germans in North Africa
Erwin Rommel
What was the first major victory in the Pacific for the United States and the Allies after Pearl Harbor?
Battle of Midway Island
_________________was used during WWI and WWII to encourage people to limit the supplies used back Home to help soldiers fighting overseas.
Rationing
He was the leader of Italy during WWII
Benito Mussolini
This Axis nation was the second to surrender to the United States and the allies
Germany
Why did Hitler and the Axis powers invade North Africa and China during WWII?
the need for natural resources like oil, gold, silver
This was the only Allied nation of Europe to not be occupied by the Germans during WWII
Britain