Omaha
Define Scapegoat and who was Hitler's scapegoat?
A group to blame for many issues ; The Jews
Harry Truman
This is the definition of totalitarianism
A political system in which the gov't controls every aspect of citizens' lives
What was the nonaggression pact and what 2 nations did it involve?
Germany and SU
Will not attack each other and split Poland
Who was the commander in D-Day?
Dwight Eisenhower
This is the day and event that started World War 2
Name one of the organizations of women in the military during the war?
WASP or WAAC
Name the project that worked on building the first atomic bomb.
The Manhattan Project
What was the key turning point in World War 2
The Battle of Stalingrad
What was the last major battle of World War 2
The Battle of the Bulge
What was the very first thing Hitler did to begin his conquests?
He started rebuilding the German army
What 2 things gave Americans the upper hand with the war in the Pacific?
Code breakers & island hopping
Who was one of the upstanders and rescuers during the Holocaust we discussed in class?
Oskar Schindler, Miep Gies, Irena Sendler
In the Battle of El Alamein, British were able to stop German forces from advancing into ____ because they wanted control of ____
Egypt ; Suez Canal
Who was Hitler's propaganda minister?
Joseph Gobbels
What was the largest naval battle in the war and in history?
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Please put the following events in order
1. Germany invades Poland
2. Germany invades Sudetenland
3. Germany invades Rhineland
1. Rhineland
2. Sudetenland
3. Poland
DAILY DOUBLE
Who was the commander of the US Pacific Fleet tasked with stopping Japanese advancement?
Chester Nimitz
What battle stopped further Japanese advancement in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway
What is the difference between Issei and Nissei?
Issei → immigrants born in Japan
Nisei → American citizens born to Japanese parents
Put the following events in order
1. Auschwitz established
2. Germany invades Poland
3. Jews to have J on passport
1. J on passport
2. Germany invades Poland
3. Auschwitz established
Put these events in order
1. Bombing of Nagasaki
2. Kristallnacht
3. Hitler appointed Chancellor
1. Hitler appointed chancellor
2. Kristallnacht
3. Bombing of Nagasaki
Put the following events in order
1. V-E Day
2. Gestapo established
3. D-Day invasion
4. Kristallnacht
1. Gestapo
2. Kristallnacht
3. D-Day
4. V-E Day
Put the events in order
1. Battle of Midway
2. Battle of El Alamein
3. Battle of Stalingrad
4. Battle of Leyte Gulf
1. Stalingrad
2. El Alamein
3. Midway
4. Leyte Gulf
Put the following events in order
1. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
2. Dachau concentration camp opens
3. Nuremberg laws passed
1. Dachau
2. Nuremberg laws
3. Pearl Harbor