Where did Japanese forces launch a surprise attack on the American military? (This brought the U.S. into WWII)
Pearl Harbor
100
Leader of Germany in WWII...
Adolf Hitler
100
Name the three main Allied Powers...
USA, USSR, Great Britain
100
Mass killing of millions of Jewish citizens was known as...
Holocaust
100
"Savior of Europe" and the Supreme Allied commander in Europe...
Dwight Eisenhower
200
This battle was a result of Germany's last offensive push...The American forces held and the lines never broke...
Battle of the Bulge
200
Leader of Italy during WWII...
Benito Mussolini
200
What did the U.S. Government use to get everyone involved in the war effort?
Propaganda
200
Germany took over this major country and pretty much controlled what continent during WWII?
France; Europe
200
What person decided to to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
Harry Truman
300
What battle was the turning point in the War in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
300
Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII...
Joseph Stalin
300
Name the main three Axis Powers...
Germany, Italy, Japan
300
"Day of Infamy"
December 7, 1941
300
This person led American ground forces in Europe...
George Patton
400
This was the largest invasion in human history...Allied Forces and it was led by General Eisenhower
D-Day
400
Leader of U.S. at the beginning of WWII...
Franklin Roosevelt
400
Name one way people at home helped in the war effort?
Rationing, Carpooling, victory gardens, etc.
400
America wanted to practice isolationism...what does that mean?
Remain neutral
400
What raid from America bombed Japan at the beginning of America's involvement in WWII?
Doolittle Raid
500
These two battles in the Pacific saw many, many deaths by boths sides and was some of the most vicious fighting of WWII...(part of U.S. island hopping campaign)
Iwo Jima, Okinawa
500
Leader of U.S. at the end of WWII...
Harry Truman
500
What happened to Japanese Americans in the U.S. during WWII?
They were placed into "relocation camps"
500
Name the two cities and the country in which the atomic bomb was dropped on...