Major Battles and Bombings
What brought the United States into the war?
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US
Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
What was the name of the night when Jewish homes, synagogues and businesses were attacked?
Kristallnacht
What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
What was the Phony War?
The Allies stationed at the Maginot Line, and the Germans sneaking around
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
Name one concentration camp
Many answers
How did the economy contribute to the cause of WW2?
Great Depression, inflation, unemployment
What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Heroshima and Nagasaki
Out of the Axis powers, who lost the most men?
Germany
What American president led the Allied forces in WWII
FDR
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
What two countries aloud Germany to gain so much power?
Britain and France
Who stopped the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain?
Royal Air Force
Who lost the most men out of the Allies
USSR (Soviet Union)
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
What is the term "Final Solution"?
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
What was the propaganda in German used for?
To get public support for the hatred of Jews.
What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?
The Battle of Normandy
What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic and the Axis were Facist.
What Italian leader was overthrown and executed?
Benito Mussolini
Why were Jewish people singled out?
Many reasons
What was the agreement between the Soviets and Germans?
Non-aggression Pact. Split Poland