WWII
Leaders
Leaders
WWII
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Information
WWII
Important people
Important people
WWII
Battles
Battles
WWII
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Misc.
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Who was the leader/ Dictator of Germany?
Adolf Hitler
100
What does VJ stand for in VJ-Day?
Victory over Japan
100
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
A fictional Character representing women that went to work in the factories during WWII
100
VJ Day happened because _____________.
a. Hitler surrender to the Allies
b. Atomic bombs were dropped on Japan causing Japan to surrender.
C. The US successfully invaded Japan.
b. Atomic bombs were dropped on Japan causing Japan to surrender
100
Name the 3 main countries on the Axis side during WWII.
Germany, Japan and Italy
200
Who was the leader/ Dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
200
Which event led to the US joining WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
200
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
A group of African American pilots that contributed greatly to the war efforts by escorting the bomber planes.
200
Which event was the turning point in the war?
a. VJ Day
b. D - Day
C. VE Day
D Day
200
Why were the United Nations created?
To help keep peace after WWII and to prevent another world war.
300
Who was the leader/ Dictator of Japan?
Emperor Hirohito
300
What is important about D- Day ?
The turning point in the war when Germany was pushed back out of France. The Allies started winning the war.
300
Which Axis leader was responsible for the killing/torturing of millions of Jews during the WWII time period?
Adolf Hitler
300
Which historical event occurred on December 7, 1941?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
300
What does ration mean?
A limit on the amount of goods each person can have
400
Who were the leaders of the U.S?
FDR & Truman
400
Americans limited their use of items such as coffee, meat, sugar, gasoline and even shoes. This is an example of ____________.
a. economic breaks
b. opportunity cost
c. price incentive
c. opportunity cost
400
Who was the 1st American representative of the United Nations?
Eleanor Roosevelt
400
What happened at the location shown below in green?
Pearl Harbor
400
Which is NOT a purpose of ration books?
a. to make a sacrifice for the war efforts
b. to limit the supplies used by the people of the US
c. to be used instead of cash
c. to be used instead of cash
500
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
500
Which event led to the beginning of WWII?
Germany invaded Poland.
500
Which US President made the difficult decision to drop an atomic bomb on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
Harry Truman
500
Which city in Japan was an atomic bomb first dropped on, Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
Hiroshima
500
VE Day occurred the day after _______ (country) surrendered.
Germany