Level 1
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who were the Allied forces?
Great Britain, France, USA and Soviet Union
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the leader of Germany during WWW2?
Adolf Hitler
Who did the USA defeat in the Pacific?
Japan
Name one place in Japan that the U.S.A dropped bombs on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What nation did Germany invade that started WW2?
Poland
What year did World War 2 end?
1945
During the Holocaust, Nazis sent Jewish people to die in __________ _____?
Concentration Camps
Bomb shelters
What country was Joseph Stalin the leader of?
Soviet Union / Russia
How long did World War II last
6 years
Jews
Who was the president of the United States at the end of World War II?
Harry Truman
The president of the United States at the end of WW2?
Harry S. Truman
In a Communist Country, who controls everything?
The government
What did American families use to buy and conserve food/supplies during WW2?
Scrap drives, victory gardens, ration books.
What two countries joined the Allied Powers after Pearl Harbor?
United States and Canada
Are Italy, Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union Axis Powers or Allied Powers?
Axis
Who was the U.S. president at the start of WW2
Franklin D Roosevelt
What happened on the 7th of December, 1941
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
VE Day was celebrated on May 8th 1945. What does VE Day stand for?
Victory in Europe Day
True or false? The Battle of Britain began when Hitler ordered planes to bomb the city of PARIS?
False. Hitler ordered planes to bomb London
What is D-Day?
The day thousands of Allied troops landed in Normandy, France. Helping France defeat Germany.
First battle fought between aircraft carriers?
Battle of the Coral Sea