Leaders
The leader of Germany who came to power in 1933 following Hindenburg.
Hitler
The name for the quick German attacks that translates to “lighting war.”
Blitzkrieg
The name for the extermination of “undesirables” in Germany.
Holocaust.
This country was sandwiched between the Soviet Union and Germany.
Poland
____ was invented by the British to detect incoming aircraft.
RADAR
The Prime Minister of Britain who was known for his appeasement strategy to Germany.
Chamberlin
The massive offensive that saw the German Army overrun Soviet forces at the start of the war in the East.
Barbarossa.
Stalin implemented this economic policy to industrialize the Soviet Union.
5-year plan.
The Chinese flooded this river to slow down the Japanese.
Yellow.
These screaming German aircraft struck terror in enemy tanks.
Stukas.
First fascist leader to come to power, he led Italy to war in Ethiopia.
Mussolini.
This evacuation allowed much of the British Army to fight on after the fall of France.
Dunkirk
The Italian army brutally invaded and occupied this African nation.
Abyssinia/Ethiopia.
The Chinese flooded this river to slow down the Japanese.
Yellow River.
The German coding machine that was difficult to crack.
Enigma
This French socialist served as Prime Minister several times, including during the Munich Conference and the Invasion of France.
Daladier.
Japanese air attack that ended American neutrality.
Pearl Harbour
Soviet leadership was decimated during this event right before the war.
The Purge.
This critical canal connected the British territories in Asia with Europe.
Suez.
Finnish soldiers created this bottle-based weapon to repel Soviet Tanks.
Molotov Cocktail.
General ______ led Poland throughout the invasion and continued to fight on after his government went into exile.
Sikorski.
The huge fortress constructed between France and Germany.
Maginot Line
Hitler created a highway network in Germany to put the population to work, what was it called?
The Autobahn.
The forested region where German Panzers were able to outflank the allied armies in France.
Ardennes
This medicine saved the lives of countless soldiers throughout the war.
Penicillin.