Events
Japanese bombing mission that destroyed the island of Oahu in December 7, 1941
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A type of government that uses extreme nationalism
(Is often lead by a strong dictator)
What is Facism?
Who were the Axis Power leaders?
Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Tojo Hideki
Leader of Germany during this time
Adolf Hitler
Ally strategy of capturing one island at a time in the Pacific
What is Island Hopping?
Attack in which the Allied Powers were getting back France from German control
Occurred on the beaches of Normandy
D-Day
A type of government where the leader has complete control over the state
What is totalitarianism?
Helped create the first ever atomic bomb
Worked alongside Robert Oppenheimer
Lt Leslie Groves
Acts Germany did to exterminate Jewish people and others that did not fit their ideal race
Concentration camps, Nuremberg laws, invasions...
The Final Solution
were established to imprison, exploits and exterminate Jews and other targeted groups
What are concentration camps?
The invasion of a country that started World War 2
Invasion of Poland
A type of social party Hitler created
What is Nazism?
Man who created the plans for the atomic bombs that would hit Japan
Ironically, was German and Jewish
Robert Oppenheimer
German and Japanese leaders were executed or sentenced to life in prison after WW2
Soldiers and Scientists were captured and trialed
The Nuremberg Trials
Forced labor camps in Siberia and other remote areas.
Mostly used for war prisoners, criminals, and everyone
What are Gulags?
Largest battle, also known as the deadliest in recorded history
Battle of Stalingrad
Laws established to separate Jews from gentiles
What were Nuremberg laws?
Who were the Allies Power leaders?
(Hint: 4)
Winston Churchhill, Joseph Stalin, Charles de Gaulle, and Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
The German's failed invasion of Russia
Also known has Hitler's worst mistake
Operation Barbarossa
German air force used to bomb French and British cities
What is a Luftwaffe?
Name of Japanese cities that was bombed
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Rapid bombing attacks
What were the blitzkreig?
Lover of Hitler
Eva Braun
Hitler's plan to invade Great Britain via sky and sea, but never happened
Operation Sea Lion
Designated areas where Jews were forced to live separating them from the rest of the population
What are Ghettos?