Axis Powers
When did France and Britain declare war on Germany?
September 3, 1939
What did Polish Jewish Lawyer, Raphael Lemkin make?
The term Genocide. Meaning the killing of a racial or cultural group.
How many people died during World War II?
60 Million
What strategy did the Allies use to capture Japanese held islands?
Leapfrogging, jumping over islands
Reverse Points
The world was shocked when Hitler and Stalin did what?
Sign a nonaggression treaty
How many Jews died marching to west Germany?
15,000
What event caused the United States to prepare for war?
The Fall of France
When was Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
When was the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, Japan dropped?
August 6,1945
In September of 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the…..?
Tripartite Pact
Hitler did not want to fight on what?
Two fronts, east and west.
How many miles did the Japanese force Americans and filipino defenders to march?
63
When did the Japanese surrender?
August 14, 1945
When is Victory in Europe Day (also known as V-E Day) and what is it?
May 8, 1945, the day war in Europe officially ended.
In what industry were Europeans who were conquered, forced to work in?
Arms industry/Weapons
What was the name of the tactics used by German armies?
Blitzkrieg
What US base was the target of a Japanese attack that the US knew about in advance?
Midway
Name two countries that the Japanese captured.
Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Guam, West Indies
In total, how many Jews were murdered in death camps?
3 million+
When did Hitler kill himself?
April 30, 1945
Who did Hitler call subhuman?
The Slavs. Russians and Poles
When was Paris, France liberated?
August of 1944
From what battle did Japan never recover from?
The Battle of Midway
When was D-Day and what was it?
June 6, 1944, the day the invasion of France began.