WWII People
Who was the fascist dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
When was the American fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor attacked?
December 7, 1941
The Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944.
The Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
Under act allowed the U.S. to help the Allies by providing necessary supplies.
What is Lend and Lease Act?
Who was the communist totalitarian dictator who controlled the U.S.S.R?
Joseph Stalin
Hitler had Jewish and other "undesirables" placed in these camps.
concentration camps
death camps
Germany attacked in all directions...Fast victory - lightning war
What does blitzkrieg mean?
Invasion of North Africa by America and her allies
Operation Torch
The two main powers/alliances that fought during WWII.
Axis and Allied Powers
Who was the Prime Minister that led Great Britain through the worst years of WWII?
Winston Churchill
What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms took complete power of the Germany?
fascism
What was Hitler's "final solution?"
It was his plan for the Nazis to murder every Jew they could find
The consistent bombing of Great Britain in the summer of 1940.
The Battle of Britain
What three countries made up the Axis powers?
Italy, Japan and Germany
Who was the overall commander of the Allied Armies during D-Day?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
the Soviet Union (USSR)
German desire for more living space
The cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on.
1- Hiroshima
2-Nagasaki
These four countries were major parts of the Allies.
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
What U.S. president declared war on Japan officially bringing the U.S. into WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The first area Germany invaded after Hitler came to power (Hint: the Treaty of Versailles forbade it to be re-armed)?
Rhineland
German rule for a 1000 years.
The Third Reich
turning point in Europe--Soviet army crushed German army in this city.
Stalingrad
Other than Hawaii, 2 islands in the Pacific the U.S controlled that were threatened by Japan?
Philippines, Guam, Wake, Midway, and Aleutian Islands (Alaska)