World Leaders
the leader of Fascist Germany
Adolf Hitler
What event is considered the start of WWII
Germany Invades Poland
country that sent weapons and supplies to the United Kingdom
United States
team that won WWII (Allies or Axis)
Allies
How long did WWII last
6 years
Prime minister of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
reason that the U.S. declared war on Japan
Attack on Pearl Harbor
weapon used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic Bomb
# of people killed during the Holocaust
13 million
1st Air Force group made up entirely of Black Americans
Tuskegee Airmen
the leader of Fascist Italy
Benito Mussolini
D-Day
Most powerful air force that beat even the Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force (RAF)
trials in Germany that tried 24 major war criminals and 7 organizations
Nuremberg Trials
Wrote Diary of a Young Girl while in hiding
Anne Frank
leader of the USSR
Joseph Stalin
battle in which the US used almost exclusively aircraft and was a turning point in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
poison gas used for exterminating Jews
Zyklon A and B
International organization founded after the war to keep peace that currently includes 193 countries
United Nations
countries that stayed neutral during WWII (name 3)
the Emperor of Japan
Emperor Hirohito (Showa)
What event forced the Germans to surrender to the Russians
Battle of Stalingrad
German fighter plane faster than any other plane worldwide, reaching speeds of 540 mph
Messerschmitt Me 262 (Schwalbe or Sturmvogel acceptable as well)
series of conventions during 1949 in which global powers discussed the basic rights and protections of POW's and civilians during war
Geneva Conventions
immediate order for all people of Japanese descent to be sent to internment camps
Executive Order 9066