Europe I
Stalin, FDR, Churchill
Name the leaders of the Axis Powers
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Tojo
Name the month, day, and year of Pearl Harbor.
December 7th, 1941
How did Pearl Harbor change people's thinking?
No more isolationists
Who was the Prime Minister of England? What was nicknamed after him?
Winston Churchill, Fat Man
What defeated the German Army in Russia?
Winter
Why did America declare war on Japan? On Germany?
Japan attacked us, and Germany was their ally
What is a "theater"?
A war region
He invaded Russia
Communist and horrible
Where did the Japanese expect an easy victory? What was their plan? Did it work?
Battle of Midway - take Hawaii's airspace - no
What became the key to WWII?
Air power
Deciding borders post WWII, accomplished this
Name 4 of the 7 countries Germany took over
Poland, Holland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Luxembourg, Denmark, France
Who was the leader of Soviet Russia and what was his party?
Stalin, Communist
List 2 differences between an atomic bomb and a regular bomb
Atomic - fireball, bigger blast, explodes midair, thermal waves
Regular - TNT, explodes on impact, flames and fire, glorified fireworks
What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima? Where is it now?
Enola Gay - Air and Space Museum
Which one of the Big Three of Yalta did not see the end of WWII?
FDR
Why would the war now be difficult as opposed to earlier in Hitler's regime?
Now there is more opposition
How did WWII begin in Europe? What was the final straw from Germany?
They invaded Poland
Which had more casualties, Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
Were the Japanese warned about the bombings?
Yes - 700,000 flyers dropped
Name 2 of the mandates Yalta agreed on.
World Organization - Declaration on Liberated Europe - Dismemberment of Germany - Zone of French Occupation - Reparations