Important Events of WWII
What happened at Pearl Harbor?
Japanese planes and submarines launched bombs and torpedoes at the Pacific fleet of the US.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin.
What was Kristallnacht?
"The Night of Broken Glass", mobs of people destroyed Jewish homes, workplaces, and Churches.
New bomb was used during the World War II?
The atomic bomb.
What is antisemitism?
The hatred of Jews.
What was D-Day?
When the allied powers liberated Western Europe from the Nazis.
Who was the leader of the USA?
President Roosevelt.
What was the final solution?
The genocide of all Jews.
True or false World War II made a huge development in the medical field?
True
What is the definition of appeasement?
It is giving into demands of the aggressor to keep peace.
What was the battle of Berlin?
The red army captured the German capital, basically the final battle of World War II.
Who was the leader of Great Britain/UK?
Winston Churchill.
What were concentration camps?
They were camps made, especially for Jews, where they were forced to do labor and were starved, beaten, and murdered.
What type of community technology was developed and further progressed during World War II?
Radar technology.
What is a non-aggression pact?
When two countries agree not to go against each other in war.
What was the battle of Britain?
Hitler kept on bombing Britain cities, although this gave them time to regroup their military sources. Eventually, Hitler gave up bombing the cities.
Who was the leader of Italy?
Benito Mussolini.
How did the invasion of Poland affect Jewish people?
Jewish people were kicked out of their homes and forced to live and ghettos.
Is it true or false airplanes were used as a weapon in World War II?
True.
What was the holocaust?
The genocide of about 6 million Jewish people.
What was the battle of Okinawa?
A brutal battle between the USA in Japan for the control of the island Okinawa, leading to Japan's loss of Okinawa with many casualties on both sides.
Who was the leader of Japan?(Two answers are available.)
Emperor Hirohito or Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.
What was the name and when was the biggest concentration camp established?
Auschwitz and the camp was established on May 20, 1940.
What was the invention that helped detect enemy ships and planes?
Cavity magnetron.
What is propaganda?
It is biased or misleading information to sway one's opinion.