Leaders
Who is the leader of Germany during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
What is the Allied invasion of France called?
D-Day (Battle of Normandy)
How were Ghost Armies used?
To create fake sights and sounds to make the enemy think there was a large force their
What is an economic cause of WW II?
The great depression or German inflation
What "war" started after WW II?
The Cold War
Who is the British Prime minister leader during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Where did Japan attack to begin the war against the U.S.?
Pearl Harbor
What is "island hopping"?
U.S. strategy to make their way to Japan island by island
What treaty from WW I helped cause WW II?
Treaty of Versailles
What caused the Cold War?
a distrust between the Soviet Union and USA
Russian Communist leader during WW II?
Joseph Stalin
This battle was a crushing defeat for Germany and it turned the tide of the war in the east?
Battle of Stalingrad
The tactic used by Germany to rapidly advance throughout Europe using tanks?
Blitzkrieg
Why did Hitler want to dominate other countries?
He was an extreme nationalist that believed in German superiority
What country gets divided in two after the war?
Germany
Who is the Japanese political leader during World War II?
Emperor Hirohito
What was the objective of Operation Gunnerside?
To destroy the heavy water facility that Germany was using
What action by the US ended the war in the Pacific?
Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Why did Japan create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?
to get all the natural resources to support their war machine
What is the new peace keeping group called that replaced the League of Nations?
The United Nations
Who is the Italian fascist leader during World War II?
Benito Mussolini
What battle turned the moment for America against Japan?
Midway
Give me one example of how Special Forces were used by either the Allies or the Axis?
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What is the term the defines what western democracies tried to use to stop Hitler in the beginning?
Appeasement
Germany and Italy no longer had what type of government?
Fascist