WWII Places
What country was first invaded by Germany
Poland
Describe Lebensraum
Hitler's desire to expand Germany's borders and give more 'living space' to the German people
Who was the communist leader of the Soviet Union?
Josef Stalin
Describe the Battle of Dunkirk: who, where, and outcome
338,000 British and French troops were safely evacuated from Dunkirk, France. The British Royal Air Force intercepted German bombers above the beach. Civilians brought boughts that aided the Royal Navy.
Name the main Allied powers
France, Britain, USSR, US
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany that was violated?
Soviet Union
Little Boy and Fat Man
names given the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Name the leaders of the main Axis powers
Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito/Tojo
Describe Operation Overlord
The Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944 D-Day. The beginning of Allied forces re-taking mainland Europe
The use of atomic weapons on Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the United States
What continents was WWII fought on?
Europe, Asia, Africa (and the Pacific Ocean)
Define kamikaze
A Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.
What battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
Name three groups targeted in the Holocaust
Jews, Gypsies, the disabled, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses
The two Japanese islands where fierce battles took place as the US made its way to mainland Japan.
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Define Blitzkrieg
'Lightning War' used by Hitler to capture Poland, designed to strike a swift blow using armored tanks and air support.
Who was the British Prime Minister who appeased Hitler?
Neville Chamberlain
What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain?
The British Royal Air Force successfully defended Britain against daily air attacks by Germany's Luftwaffe; Germany pivoted to the USSR
What did the United States do in response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941 (before Pearl Harbour)?
Cut oil supplies to Japan
Where did Germany's Rommel first experience defeat?
El-Alamein, Egypt
What does R.A.F. stand for?
Britain's Royal Air Force
Who were the two US Presidents during WWII?
Roosevelt, Truman
Code name for Hitler's plan to invade the USSR
Operation Barbarossa
Name a reason that totalitarian leaders like Mussolini and Hitler came to power during the 1920s and 1930s?
People were upset due to economic and social problems after WWI.