Battles/Events
Battle in December of 1944 in the dead of winter. The Americans were completely surrounded.
Battle of the Bulge
Leader of Germany
Hitler
What group was most persecuted during the Holocaust?
The Jews
Leader of Italy
Mussolini
What type of fighting did the U.S. use against the Japanese?
Island Hopping
Allies invade the beaches of Normandy in the summer of 1944. Biggest amphibious invasion ever.
D-Day
Leader of Great Britain
Churchill
What was the #1 reason Armenians were killed during the Armenian Genocide?
They were Christian
What event ended the war against Japan
Dropping of the atomic bomb
What event in Europe ended the war for Germany?
Hitler's death/takeover of Berlin
Battle on pacific island where the American flag was raised. Heavy Casualties
Iwo Jima
Stalin
What was the group of people that persecuted and killed the Armenians?
The Turks
What U.S. President dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan?
Harry Truman
What were the names of the 5 beaches at D-Day
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Sword, Juno
December 7, 1941 the Japanese invaded the United States
Pearl Harbor
Leader of United States
What was the deadliest concentration camp during the Holocaust?
Auschwitz
What two cities were bombed via the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What country did Hitler invade that causes Churchill to finally declare war on Germany?
Poland
This territory is what first appeased Hitler in his takeover of Europe.
Rhineland
Leader of Japan
Tojo
Who were the Big 3 Axis countries during WWII?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Roughly how many people were killed in WWII?
70 million
Who were the Big 3 Allied countries during WWII?
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union