Leaders
Who rose to power in Italy during the 1920's?
Benito Mussolini
The costliest "chunk of rock" that was captured by the Marine Corps was...
Iwo Jima
Which country was the only one to stand against Hitler in the early stages of the war?
Great Britain
What was America's foreign policy during the 1930's?
Isolationism
Who will be sworn in as President after Theodore Roosevelt dies of Polio?
Harry Truman
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed to so few..." - Who is the author of this quote?
Winston Churchill
What was the code name for the invasion of North Africa into Italy?
Operation Torch
What word describes the "lightning war" the Germans generated in World War II and the invasion of Europe?
Blitzkreg
What event pulled America into World War II?
Pearl Harbor
Name two cities the United States dropped bombs on in Japan...
Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Which general commanded both troops in North Africa and the combined Allied forces in Normandy
General Dwight Eisenhower
What was the code name for the invasion of Normandy during D Day
Operation Overlord
The German invasion of this country marked the beginning of World War II?
Poland
President Roosevelt found a way to support the Allies without entering the war - what was it?
The Lend Lease Act
What was the code name for the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
[To the Philippines...] "I shall return"
- Who said this?
General Douglas MacArthur
What battle had US soldiers surrounded in the middle of winter in Germany - commanded by General George Patton
Battle of the Bulge
The D-Day invasion of France was on this date.
June 6, 1944
This method introduced by President Hoover to deal with Latin America was called...
The Good Neighbor Policy
At which conference did President Truman warn Japan to surrender unconditionally or face total destruction?
Potsdam Conference
What admiral was in command of the American forces that were "island hopping" across the mid-Pacific?
Admiral Chester Nimitz
What was the name of Hitler's best general in North Africa?
The location of the Solomon Islands where America stopped Japan from making a strategic airfield was
Guadalcanal
Which important country was being fought over in the Pacific that was proven to be a great stepping stone.
The Philippines
Where did Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill hold their last meeting acknowledging the need for the Soviet Union's efforts?
Yalta