People
Who was dictator of Germany?
Adolph Hitler
These three countries made up the Axis Powers during WWII.
Germany, Japan, Italy
The Blitz refers to the bombing of which country during WWII?
United Kingdom
The name given to the genocide or systematic extermination of all European Jews.
The Holocaust
D-Day was a part of this operation.
Operation Overlord
Who was the US president for the majority of World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What country was invaded, which officially started WWII in Europe?
Poland
This was a pivotal naval and air battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII. It was fought from June 4–7, 1942.
Battle of Midway
This US strategy of liberating one island at a time in the Pacific was called...
Island Hopping
Executive Order 9066 forced ____________________ from their homes, give up their businesses, and most of their possessions. It also forced them into Internment Camps within the interior of the United States.
Japanese Americans
Who was dictator of Italy during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
The liberation of this country took place from July 1943 to May 1945.
Italy
What date was Pearl Harbor Attacked?
December 7th, 1941
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination directed against Jewish people is known as...
antisemitism
During the war, Americans helped ration food supplies by growing their own food at home. What were these called?
Victory Gardens
Who was the dictator and leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This battle, fought during the winter of 1944-1945, was Germany's last major counteroffensive that ultimately failed.
The Battle of the Bulge
German war strategy that used speed, quickness, and armor to conquer land.
Blitzkrieg
What was the nickname of the Boeing B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan?
Enola Gay (it was named after the pilot's mother)
Who was the leader of Japan during WWII?
Emperor Hirohito
What are the names of 5 beaches soldiers landed at on D-Day?
Utah, Omaha Gold, Juno, Sword
What were the series of trials that put Germans on trial for crimes against peace and crimes against humanity called?
Nuremberg Trials
The American secret plan to create a atomic bomb before the Germans.
The Manhattan Project
This Native American tribe served in the US military by using their language to send secret messages.
The Navajo
(Also known as the Navajo Code Talkers)