Allied/Axis Leaders
American Leader who gave fireside chats and supported allies through lend lease act
President Roosevelt
The Japanese Imperial Army under the military leadership of Hideki Tojo invaded this neighboring area
Manchuria
This event unofficially ended World War II in the European Theatre April 30, 1945.
Hitler's Suicide
US strategy for fighting Japan in the Pacific
Island hopping
Victory Gardens were associated with what act to help the Americans on the Homefront?
Rationing
Spanish leader who obtained power after leading the Civil War in his country. Neutral in WW II
Francisco Franco
Why was the outcome of the Battle of Britain important for the allies?
The battle taught the Allied powers that Hitler and the Luftwaffe could be stopped
What pact was made between the Soviets and Germans who were looking to avoid a two front war
Non-aggresion pact
This event eded the Pacific Theatre, bringing World War II to its final close in August 1945.
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where were Japanese Americans forced to go once the US joined the war
Internment camps
French leader who refused to accept defeat against the Germans and led his country while exiled
Charles De Gaulle
Where did the Allies invade on D-Day?
The beaches of Normandy, France
The invasion of Poland in September 1939 led DIRECTLY to-
Britain and France declaring war on Germany
Supreme commander of forces in the Pacific and accepted Japan's official surrender
General Macarthur
What was the Manhattan project?
Creation of the World's first atomic bomb
Communist leader of his country who signed non-aggression pact with Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Still considered to be the deadliest battle in human history
Battle of Stalingrad
The failed policy that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain agreed upon with German leaders
Appeasement
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Tskegee Airmen
Invaded Albania and Ethiopia during WW II & was known as II Duce
Benito Mussolini
The turning point in the Pacific War
Battle of Midway
Name three parts of the Versailles Treaty that Hitler worked to dismantle
Stopped paying reparations
Increased military production
Increased the Army
Rebuilt the Navy
Militarized Rhineland
Marines Raised the flag at-
Iwo Jima
Name 3 ways people at home helped the war effort
Bought war bonds
Rationed supplies
Women worked in factories