Origins of World War II
Major Battles/Strategies of World War II
Leaders of World War II
End of World War II
ETC.
100
This is the way that Adolf Hitler came to power before World War II.
What is democratically elected
100
This term is used to describe the allies invading Japanese held islands in the Pacific as they tried to get closer to invading Japan.
What is island hopping
100
This was the leader of the United States for most of World War II.
What is Franklin Roosevelt
100
Nuclear bombs were dropped on these two cities to force Japan to surrender and avoid an actual invasion of Japan.
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
100
This term describes the US position on World War II prior to the Pearl Harbor attack.
What is neutral
200
This is country originally had an alliance with Germany, but later became allies with Britain and the U.S. after Germany invaded it.
What is Soviet Union
200
This battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific theatre (US vs. Japan) during World War II.
What is Battle of Midway Island
200
This famous British Prime Minister is known for telling a woman criticizing him that he would drink her poisoned tea if he was her wife. He was a major leader during World War II.
What is Winston Churchill
200
This allied country reached Berlin first. This is significant because it carried serious post-war implications that continued into the Cold War.
What is Soviet Union
200
This is the name given to Hitler's genocide against the Jewish people and other "undesirable" groups during World War II
What is Holocaust
300
This was a major issue during Japanese/US relations prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is Japanese expansion/cutoff oil from Japan
300
This is the US/British invasion of the Normandy beaches in France
What is D-Day
300
This infamous and cruel dictator came to power in Germany through democratic means but used emergency powers to take complete control and begin taking territory around Germany, including Poland. This action began World War II.
What is Adolf Hitler
300

The war following WW2

What is the Cold War

300
These were camps found in the United States that kept Japanese Americans prisoner because the government feared they could be secretly working with Japan.
What is Japanese Internment Camps
400
This is the conditions in Germany that Hitler took advantage of to make people believe what he believed.
What is an economic depression/extremely poor desperate conditions
400
This German counter-offensive is the last major battle in Europe. It is fought during a harsh winter and has some of the highest casualties of any battle in history.
What is Battle of the Bulge
400
This was the dictator of Italy and a close friend/ally of Adolf Hitler.
What is Benito Mussolini
400

What was created for world peace

What is the United Nations

400
This is the region that the Allied nations first began fighting Germany and Italy in Europe.
What is North Africa
500
This is the country that Germany invaded (using blitzkrieg tactics) to officially begin World War II.
What is Poland
500

The strategy that allowed Soviets to hold off the Nazis when they first tried to invade.

Operation Scorched Earth

500
This was the US vice president for much of World War II until Franklin Roosevelt's death in 1944. This leader had to make the decision to drop the nuclear bomb in Japan.
What is Harry Truman
500
What was the date of Japanese surrender in the Pacific?
What is September 2nd, 1945
500
This is the strategy where an entire population is involved in war, either by fighting or helping produce supplies for the troops.
What is Total War
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