Major Battles and Bombings
Allies vs. Axis
Leaders
Holocaust
Causes
100
What was the first battle for the USA of World War II?
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
100
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
100
Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
100

What is Anti-Semitism?

hatred, hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.


100
What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
200

What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?

The Manhattan Project

200
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
200
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
200

The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group

Genocide

200

How would you describe the practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war. 

Appeasement

300
What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Heroshima and Nagasaki
300
When did WWII occur?

1939-1945

300

What American president was elected four terms? He died in office and was replaced by Harry Truman. 

FDR

300
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
300

By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany.  What treaty did he violate with this action?

Treaty of Versailles

400

How long was the Bombing of Britain/ The Battle of Britain/ The Bombing of the Blitz?

July 10-October 31, 1940

400

Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?

Japan

400
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
400
What is the term "Final Solution"?
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
400

What was the biggest issue with the League of Nations? Why was the LON ineffective?

It was weak and had no power, authority or military
500

Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:

D-Day

500

 World War II began in Europe when:

Germany invaded Poland

500
What Italian leader was overthrown and put in jail but rescued by the Germans in 1945?
Benito Mussolini
500

Who did the Nazis claim were inferior?

All non-Aryan peoples, particularly the Jews

500

What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?

Many Americans supported Isolationism and wanted to avoid another European war.

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