Leaders
Who was the leader of the National Socialist Party in Germany?
Adolf Hitler
On what date was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What was the name of the group of African American pilots who served with distinction in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II?
Tuskegee Airmen
Where is the National World War II Memorial?
On the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
What is the mass slaughter of Jews by the Nazis during World War II called?
The Holocaust
Who was the president of the U.S. during World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
On what date did World War II begin?
September 1, 1939
What was the name of the Native Americans who used a code based on their language that was never broken by the enemy?
Navajo Code Talkers
What country did Hitler invade that finally led Britain and France to declare war and begin World War II?
Poland
What was Germany and its allies called during World War II?
The Axis Powers
Who was the U.S. Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe who orchestrated the Allied invasion on D-Day?
On what date was D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe?
June 6, 1944
What was the name given to an image of a strong woman in a bandana that became a symbol of female workers during World War II?
Rosie the Riveter
On what two beaches in France did U.S. troops land on D-Day?
Utah and Omaha Beaches in Normandy
What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt call December 7 in his speech to the House of Representatives on December 8?
A date that will live in infamy.
Who was the British prime minister who refused to surrender to Germany during the Battle of Britain?
Winston Churchill
What date was called V-E Day, for Victory in Europe?
May 8, 1945
What was the top-secret program to develop an atomic bomb called?
The Manhattan Project
What two Japanese islands were seized in March of 1945 that brought the Allies within easy reach of Japan?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
What was the code name for the invasion of occupied Europe?
Operation Overlord
Who was the communist dictator that rose to power in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s who sent millions to labor camps?
Joseph Stalin
On what date was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan?
August 6, 1945
What name was given to the women who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II?
WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)
In what country did Benito Mussolini rise to power as the first dictator in post-World War I Europe?
Italy
What Allied victory in North Africa boosted morale and prevented the Germans from taking the Suez Canal?
Battle of El Alamein