World War 2 Causes
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Who is Japan, Germany, and Italy
What was allied forces strategy to take over Japan?
What is Island Hopping?
Invasion of Poland.
What is Sep. 1, 1939
The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on these Japanese cities.
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
U.S. presidents during WW2.
Who was FDR and Harry Truman?
Giving into aggressors demands in order to avoid war.
What is the Policy of Appeasement
This was the U.S. first response to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
What was the Doolittle's Raiders?
Operation Barbarossa.
The day celebrating Germany's surrender, ending the war in Europe.
What is V-E Day
These two countries became the new super powers after WW2.
What is the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
Hitler invades this country, officially beginning WW2?
What is Poland?
Due to Japan's aggressive acts in Indochina, the U.S had cut off trade of [blank]?
A resource that Japan needed much of.
What is oil?
Attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is Dec. 7, 1941
Allied forces officially take the capital city of Germany.
What is the Battle of Berlin?
A non aggression pact was signed between these two countries.
What is Germany and the Soviet Union?
Japan invaded this country as early as 1931.
What is Manchuria?
Larges amphibious invasion and battle in France to liberate west Europe
What is D-Day?
D-Day.
What is June 6, 1944
This was the site of a major battle between the Soviet Union and Germany. After almost 2 million deaths, the Soviets won.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
The country that had the most deaths during World War 2
Who is Soviet Union?
Absolute control of government, strong sense of nationalism.
What is Rise of Dictators/Fascism?
This man decided to drop 2 atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is President Truman?
V-J Day.
What is Sep. 2, 1945
A meeting between the Big Three to discuss postwar terms.
What is the Yalta Conference
How did the casualties change from WW1 to WW2?
What was more civilian deaths?