WWII Facts
What caused WWII to happen?
Revenge from WW1-Germany mad!
Japan and Germany are attacking others- Appeasement, we did not stop them
Germany
"We will get revenge for WWI punishment!"
Hitler
Pearl Harbor: What happened and why?
December 7th, 1941. Japan surprise attacks US-mad about oil and prevents the US from helping in the future
Who are the Tuskegee airman?
Black Pilots
Red Tails
What group was targeted by Hitler during WW2?
Jews
Axis Powers Enemy
Japan
Germany
Italy
Italy
Started Fascism-Country over individuals
Mussolini
What was the United States' response to the war initially?
We want revenge, but Europe first
What are they significant?
US Military didn't believe they could handle it
Where were Jews force to go during WW2?
Concentration Gas
Allied Powers
US
France
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Forced to follow military leader, Tojo
Hirohito
Island Hopping-US Strategy, where did this take place?
Pacific
Where did the pilots begin training?
Started training in Tuskegee, Alabama
How many Jews were killed during WW2?
6 million
How were Germany and Japan alike?
Both invaded other countries and grew Empires
Russia
Started out as a priest, then robber killed millions
Stalin
US and Great Britain use what kind of bombing against Germany?
Carpet Bombing
How many Tuskegee airmen were there?
1,000 went to WW2
What is the term glass to describe the night all the Jewish businesses were smashed in and destroyed?
Kristallnacht or night of broken glass
How and when does the war officially start?
Year:1939- Germany invades Poland
US
Tried to keep the US out of other country's business
Roosevelt
What 2 cities did the US drop a nuclear bomb on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was their assignment in the war?
They were bomber escorts
When the US soldiers discovered the camps, why did they need to wait to feed the prisoners?
Too much food would kill the soldiers