Important People
Causes of World War II
World War II
Vocabulary
Wild Card
100
Who was Winston Churchhill?
Winston Churchhill was the leader of England.
100
What was the Treaty of Versailies?
The Treaty of Versailies was an agreement that ended World War I.
100
What was the Bataan Death March?
The Bataan Death March is a journey where the starving Americans had to walk 65 miles to Japanese prison camps without food or water and most died.
100
What does mobilize mean?
Mobilize is the act of putting something or someone into motion.
100
Where is Bataan located?
Bataan is located in the Philippines.
200
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
FDR was the president of the United States.
200
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
The Treaty punished Germany for World War I by making Germany pay lots of money and taking away Germany's land and making Germany's army weak.
200
Who was Hideki Tojo?
Hideki Tojo was the leader of Japan in 1942.
200
What is a siege?
A siege is taking control of an area.
200
Who were the Axis Powers?
The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan.
300
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union.
300
What did the attack on Pearl Harbor cause the U.S. to do?
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to join the war.
300
Who was General Douglas McArthur?
General Douglas McArthur was the leader of the American and the Filipino troops in the Phillipines.
300
What does surrender mean?
Surrender means to give up or to stop fighting.
300
What happened on December 11th, 1941?
Germany attacked the Soviet Union which cuased them to join the war.
400
Who was Adolf Hitler?
Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany.
400
What is Isolationism?
Isolationism is the act of staying out of another countries problems.
400
Where did the Americans first attack the Nazis?
The Americans attacked the Nazis first in North Africa.
400
What were the Axis Powers?
The Axis Powers are the enemies of the Allied Powers.
400
Who was the president during World War II?
The president during World War II was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
500
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Benito Mussolini was the dictator of Italy.
500
How did Hitler rise to power?
Hitler promised the German people that he would fix the countries problems created by the Treaty of Versailles.
500
When did the attack on Pearl Harbor happen?
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened on December 7th, 1941.
500
Who were the Allies?
The Allies consisted of Great Britian, the Soviet Union, the United States, and France.
500
Who were the Big Three?
The Big Three were Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchhill, and Joseph Stalin.