Beginning of War
What year did the war begin?
1939
Who was president of the United States during World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
When was D-Day?
June 6, 1944
Where is Pearl Harbor?
Hawaii
Who did Hitler view as inferior to the "master race" and make wear gold stars?
Jewish People
Who were the 3 AXIS powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Who was the dictator in Italy at the time?
Benito Mussolini
Who had occupied France?
Germany
Who attacked Pearl Harbor?
Japan
Where did Hitler send Jews?
Prison camps; concentration camps
Why were many countries around the world suffering?
Great Depression; poor; out of work
What is a dictatorship?
One person rules with unlimited power.
Where did troops land on D-Day?
beaches of Normandy, France
When did the attack on Pearl Harbor happen?
December 7, 1941
What happened to Jews at prison/concentration camps?
They were either forced to work as slaves or were murdered.
What happened on September 1, 1939 that started the war?
Germany invaded Poland.
When did Hitler name himself a leader?
August 2, 1934
D-Day was the largest ____________ in history.
land-sea-air operation
Was the United States expecting the Japanese to attack?
NO-it was a surprise attack.
Why did Hitler commit suicide?
He knew he had lost and he didn't want to surrender.
Who declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939?
Great Britain and France
Tell one reason people liked Hitler.
Germans were bitter about the Treaty of Versailles.
They wanted a leader to help improve the economy.
He gave them hope.
After the troops invaded and captured the beaches at Normandy, where did they move?
Inland
What did the United States do in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
What was the systematic murder of Jews and other minorities by the Nazis called?
The Holocaust