Major Battles and Bombings
What was the first devastating event for the USA of World War II?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Name the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the USA
What set back the German troops when fighting against Russia?
Winter
What did the British call it when they thought there was a chance of getting bombed and when they had to hide in the bomb shelters?
An air raid
What were the Japanese pilots called that went on suicide missions?
Kamikaze
What two Japanese cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What two other countries played a small but powerful role in helping the Allies?
Australia & Canada
What was it called when the Nazis sent a flood of refugees to slow down the British and French troops?
Blitzkrieg
Who lost the most men out of the Allies?
Russia (Soviet Union)
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
What was the race called that Hitler wanted to spread all over the world?
Aryan
What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?
The Battle of Normandy (France)
What was a major desire of the Axis that led to the war?
World domination
What happened to Hitler in the end?
He shot himself....or escaped to Argentina