The Home Front
Where did the US drop the atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who fought in Western Europe?
Britain, France, and Germany
Who fought in Eastern Europe?
Soviet Union and Germany
Most of the fighting took place in _____.
Libya
Why did the US join WW2?
Because Japan attacked their navy at Pearl Harbor
The British Home Guard were armed with guns.
False
What was the major turning point of the war in Western Europe?
D-Day
A Latvian women was killed because she was singing a Latvian folk song.
True
Who fought in North Africa?
Germany and Britain
Which country did the Japanese invade first in WW2?
China
What Russian city got sieged for 8 months by the Germans?
Leningrad
When the Germans took over in France, they split France into _____ and _____.
Occupied France and Vichy France
What was the major turning point of the war in Eastern Europe?
Stalingrad
When did Mussolini get overthrown?
1943
What strategy did the US use to beat Japan?
Island-hopping
The capital of the French-ruled part of occupied France was _____.
Vichy
The British got surrounded at _____ and had to evacuate.
Dunkirk
Why did the Germans retreat from Russia?
Because winter came and the Germans didn't have winter clothes.
What was the major turning point of the war in North Africa?
El Alamein
What was the major turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Midway
Who did the French Home Guard work for?
The Germans
Why was D-Day a major turning point in WW2?
Because it allowed Allied troops to land on mainland Europe and start the long push toward Berlin
The Germans were planning to defeat the Soviets before _____.
Winter
When did the Allies got back onto mainland Europe for the first time since June 1940?
1943
Did the Japanese take the entire island of New Guinea during WW2?
No