Important Figures
Who was the German leader during WW2?
Adolf Hitler
Which battle took place on beaches across France such as Normandy and Omaha?
D-Day
Which countries did the Axis Powers consist of?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What is the name of the place where Japan bombed, provoking the U.S into the war?
Pearl Harbor
Who was the Russian leader during World War II?
Josef Stalin
Which U.S president took over when FDR died?
Harry Truman
What is the official name of D-Day?
Operation Overlord
Which countries did the Allied Powers consist of?
USA, UK, and Russia
Which two cities did the U.S drop the atomic bomb on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which group of people did the Nazis especially hate?
The Communists
Which Italian leader was a Hitler sympathizer?
Benito Mussolini
Where did the largest naval battle of the war take place?
Midway Island
What is the term “to give what someone wants in order to avoid conflict?”
Appeasement
Which strategy did the Americans use during the Pacific War?
Island-Hopping
Where was the evacuation in which British troops successfully escaped by ordinary fishing boats?
Dunkirk
Who was the leader who succeeded Winston Churchill?
Clement Attlee
What was the name of the invasion of Russia by Germany?
Operation Barbarossa
What is Blitzkrieg referred to as?
Lightning War
Which battle did the Americans kill every Japanese person on this island?
Iwo Jima
What was the time period called when between the two powers, there was little to no fighting, and mostly preparation?
Phoney War
Who was the five-star general during World War II who became U.S president?
Dwight Eisenhower
Which battle was fought between the Soviets and Germany, and lasted over two years?
Leningrad
What does Anchluss mean?
Annexation
Which battle did the Americans and British successfully prevent the Japanese military from advancing into Australia?
Battle of the Coral Sea
What was the alliance between Germany, Japan, and Italy called?
Tripartite Pact