Countries
Leaders
Major Events
Vocabulary
Weapons & Technology
100
This country was attacked at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
What is the United States?
100
This dictator ruled Germany during World War II.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
This surprise attack in Hawaii brought the United States into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
100
A country ruled by one person with total power is called a ______.
What is a dictatorship?
100
This system used radio waves to detect enemy airplanes and ships before they arrived.
What is radar?
200
This European country was led by Adolf Hitler.
What is Germany?
200
This U.S. president led the country during most of World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
200
This war lasted from 1939 to 1945.
What is World War II?
200
The countries that fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan were called the ______.
What are the Allies?
200
This German submarine warfare strategy targeted Allied shipping in the Atlantic Ocean.
What is U-boat warfare?
300
This Asian country attacked Pearl Harbor.
What is Japan?
300
This British prime minister was famous for speeches encouraging people during the war.
Who is Winston Churchill?
300
This event in Europe involved the invasion of beaches in France by Allied forces.
What is D-Day?
300
Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as the ______ powers.
What are the Axis Powers?
300
This code-breaking effort helped the Allies read secret German messages during the war.
What is breaking the Enigma code?
400
This country was led by Winston Churchill during World War II.
What is Great Britain?
400
This leader ruled the Soviet Union during the war.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
400
These two cities in Japan were hit by atomic bombs.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
400
The murder of six million Jews during World War II is called the ______.
What is the Holocaust?
400
These floating explosive weapons were placed in oceans to damage enemy ships.
What are naval mines?
500
This country was invaded by Germany in 1939, starting World War II.
What is Poland?
500
This emperor was the symbolic leader of Japan during World War II.
Who is Emperor Hirohito?
500
This major battle stopped Germany’s army in the Soviet Union.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
500
When countries build up their military for war it is called ______.
What is militarization or military buildup?
500
This type of warfare used fast-moving tanks, airplanes, and troops to quickly overwhelm enemies.
What is blitzkrieg?