Causes
What was the name of the Treaty that many say was one of the causes of WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles
The German invasion of this country marked the official beginning of WWII.
Poland
The cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The two main powers/alliances that fought during WWII.
Axis Power and Allies
Ideology that influenced the rise of Hitler
fascism
Who won the Battle of Midway?
USA
Fast, aggressive, German offensive warfare
blitzkrieg
Japanese pilots who embarked on suicide missions
Kamikaze
What 3 countries made up the Axis powers?
Italy, Japan and Germany
What was the name of the intergovernmental organisation who failed to maintain world peace after WWI?
League of Nations
The defense of this Russian city marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
The Battle of Stalingrad
Who was the Prime Minister that led Great Britain through the worst years of WWII?
Winston Churchill
600 Australian soldiers died during this campaign in 1942
Kokoda
These four countries were major parts of the Allies.
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
Policy enacted by Britain and France to prevent an outbreak of war
Appeasement
The Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944 is known as...
D-Day
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
Soviet Union
Nickname for Papua New Guineans who carried injured Australian soldiers down the Kokoda Trail
fuzzy-wuzzy angels
What event in 1942 made Australia reconsider its alliance with Britain?
Fall of Singapore
What country did Germany invade in March 1939?
Czechoslovakia
The last major German military offensive in western Europe
The Bulge
What was the name of the German Air Force that carried out the bombing of Britain?
Luftwaffe
This was the bloodiest battle in the Pacific.
Okinawa
Who was the Australian Prime Minister who declared war against Germany, continuing our alliance with Great Britain?
Robert Menzies