World War 2 Causes
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, Italy
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France aka the Turning Point in the War
What is D-Day?
America Joined War after the bombing of this US Naval Base.
What is Pearl Harbor?
These were horrible places the Jewish people were forced to live in with little food, water or rest
What is concentration camp?
This unpopular treaty was known for causing WW2
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What side did the U.S fight for in World War Two?
What is Allied Powers?
U.S. policy prior to entering World War 1 and 2
What is Isolationism?
Presidents during World War 2
FDR, and Truman
The name of the 2 cities where the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both
Both Fascist dictators
What year did WW2 officially begin?
What 1939?
This woman was shown on many posters to prove that women can do the jobs of men while they are at war.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
This was an event in Germany where Jewish businesses were destroyed.
What is Kristallnacht or night of broken glass
These two battles in Russia caused a shift in the war between the Soviets and Nazis.
Stalingrad and Leningrad
He was the military leader of Japan
Who was Hideki Tojo?
Still not recovered from trench warfare in World War 1 so they didn't want to go to war again. The built a massive fortification line called the Maginot line, but would be taken over by Germany in 6 weeks.
What is France?
What powers were part of the Ally forces?
Who are UK, France, US, & Soviet Union?
The use of posters, commercials, etc to persuade people to think one way or another
What is Propoganda?
A dictator controls the lives of people and the people are not allowed to disagree with the government.
What is fascism?
The mass genocide of Jewish people.
What was the Holocaust?
This treaty was known to be the cause of the rise of Hitler and Nazism.
The U.S. sought to capture this Japanese island because it was the perfect location to use as a base for U.S. planes and ships. After this battle the US would drop a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima
What is Okinawa?
These items were rationed due to the war
What is gasoline, food and water?
This day celebrated Germany surrendering
What is VE Day?
What was the result of the Munich Conference among Britain, France, Germany, and Italy in 1938?
What is Britain and France used appeasement to avoid war with Germany and Italy