World War II

WWII Causes

100

What is the name of the two opposing sides of WWII?

Axis and Allied Powers

200

A leader who takes complete control of a country's government

Dictator

300

During WWII, Germany's government was  a dictatorship, while the United States was a...

Democracy

400

Brittan and France declared war on what country on September 1, 1939 which officially began WWII?

Germany

500

Benito Mussolini was the leader of what country during WWII?

Italy

WWII Begins

100

What is it called when the United States wanted to remain neutral and stay out of the war. 

Isolationism

200

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked...

Pearl Harbor

300

Who was the leader of Great Britain that urged President Roosevelt to support them during WWII?

Winston Churchill

400

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, what country officially joined WWII?

United States

500

To help fight the Axis Powers, what did the United States decided to do?

Supply Great Britain with military supplies

WWII on the Homefront

100

The first African American Air Force pilots were known as the....

Tuskegee Airmen 

200

Who was the Jewish scientist who escaped Germany and told President Roosevelt about the possibility of creating an Atomic Bomb.

Albert Einstein

300

This was created and enforced when the United States did not have enough military members to fight in the war.  It required young men to enlist in the military.

Draft

400

What was the name of the secret mission the U.S. government used to create the atomic bomb?

Manhattan Project

500

During World War II, women worked in factories and helped produce weapons and supplies.  Name the now well known symbol for this time period.

Rosie the Riveter 

WWII Battle to the End

100

What is the name of the battle that took place when Japan chose to attack Midway Island?

Battle of Midway

200

The Battle of the Bulge was what country's final attack?

Germany

300

Who became President when President Roosevelt died in office?

Vice President Harry Truman

400

What two cities did the United States drop atomic bombs on during World War II?

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

500

On the night of June 5, 1944, U.S. troops sailed from Great Britain to the coast of Normandy to invade the beaches and fight Germany. This day is now known as what?

D-Day

Holocaust

100

What is the word that means "widespread destruction?"

The Holocaust

200

There were how many phases of the Holocaust?

Three

300

What is the name of the young Jewish girl who hid in an attic and kept a detailed journal of her life during the Holocaust?

Anne Frank

400

During Phase 2, Jews were sent to places that were dirty, had little supplies and resources, and were surrounded by barbed wire fences. Those places were called what?

Ghettos

500

Phase 3 of the Holocaust included relocating Jews to locations where they would be tortured, abused, and murdered.  These locations were called...

Concentration camps