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The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who were the Allied forces?
UK, France, USA and Soviet Union
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the leader of Germany during WWW2?
Adolf Hitler
How many total people died in WW2?
70-85 million
What were the two places that the U.S.A dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What nation did Germany invade to cause ww2? A. Netherlands, B. Poland, C. Austria, or D. Czechia
B. Poland
Leader of the Soviet Union (modern day Russia)
Joseph Stalin
Leader of Japan during WW2
Hirohito
What was the Internment of Japanese Americans?
Forced to go to camps during WW2 for fear of being spies or sympathetic to Japan
What state was Pearl Harbor in?
Hawaii
How long did World War II last?
A 3
B 6
C 9
D 12
B 6
What did German have to do after WW1?
Give up land and disband their military
Who was the president of the United States at the end of World War II?
Harry Truman
When a president dies in office, who takes over as president?
Vice President
"We can do it!" Was a propaganda poster in America that encouraged women to ______________.
join the work force
Important Dates: August 15, 1945
V-J Day
What organization did America and other nations make to avoid another world war?
The United Nations
The name of a leader who has complete control over all aspects of government and even citizens lives
Dictator
Who was the president of the United States at the start of WW2
Franklin D Roosevelt
Important Dates: 7th of December, 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
What were the Nuremburg trials?
International court judging German leaders for crimes against humanity.
6 million _________ people died in the holocaust
Jewish
Date of D-day
June 6th
a group of African American military pilots and airmen who served in the US Army Air Forces during World War II
Tuskagee Airmen