He was President when WWII began
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hitler believed that these people with Germany blood, were smarter and better than other people
Aryans
He was Prime Minister during most of WWII
Winston Churchill
The U.S. entered WWII after this was attacked
Pearl Harbor
Along with Germany and Italy, Japan declared itself an _____ power
Axis
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Hirohito
Jews were forced to wear these in territory claimed by the Germans
gold or yellow six pointed stars
Over 300, 000 Allied troops were rescued from this French beach with the help of Britains military and civilians
Dunkirk
This African American was now acknowledged by Hitler during the 1936 games, even though he won 4 gold medals
Jesse Owens
During this battle, 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed by American forces
Battle of Midway
He led a mission to avenge the destruction of Pearl Harbor
James H Doolittle
This was a night when all over Germany, German mobs broke windows and burned houses and shops of many Jews
Kristallnacht
It was one of the beaches were British soldiers landed during D-Day
Juno, Sword, Gold
During WWII, people back home in the U.S. would plant these to help save food for the troops
Victory Gardens
The Japanese wanted to attack Pearl Harbor for this reason
To avoid conflict when taking over Asia
The Allied troops were under his command when they captured the beach at Normandy during D-Day
Dwight Eisenhower
This was the name for the Germany military sweeping down the coast of Europe and invading France - also called "Lightning War:"
Blitzkrieg
German and British air forces fought for two months in this Battle
Battle of Britain
After Pearl Harbor, these people were sent to live in internment camps
Japanese Americans
The first atomic bomb was dropped on this city
Hiroshima
This president decided to use an atomic bomb to force the Japanese to surrender.
Harry Truman
The name for the Germany air force
Luftwaffe
Churchill said these were the worse evil faced by British Forces
German U-boats
This was the nickname for the making of the atomic bomb in America
The Manhattan Project
This scientist led the way to the discovery of this bomb that would be used against the Japanese to end WWII
Albert Einstein