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Allies vs. Axis
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100

What battle took place 6 months after Pearl Harbor?

Battle of Midway

100
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US, or China
100
Who was the German dictator?
Hitler
100
How did the Germans single out who was Jewish?
They had 3 or less Jewish grandparents, married a Jew, or were from decent of a Jewish family.
100
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WW2

Very harsh on Germany's economy, politics, and military

200

Which battle was the turning point on the Eastern Front in Europe?

Battle of Stalingrad

200
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
200
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
200
When and what was the first concentration camp established?
Dachau on March 22, 1933
200
Name at least one country EACH Axis nation invaded

Japan - China, French Indochina

Germany - Poland, France, Belgium, Czechoslovakia

Italy - Libya, Albania

300

What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

300

Which Axis country was the most powerful?

Germany

300

Who was the US President during the beginning of WW2?

FDR

300
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 million.
300

What does appeasement mean?

To try to prevent conflict by satisfying the aggressor

400

Which major event was the bloodiest battle in the Pacific theater?

Battle of Okinawa

400

Which Allied country had the biggest military?

USSR (Soviet Union)

400
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
400
What is the term "Final Solution"?
Germany's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
400
One common priority of totalitarian dictators is what?

Expansion or power

500

What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?

The Battle of Normandy or Operation Overlord

500
All 3 Axis countries had what in common?

Totalitarianism OR expansion

500

What Italian leader was overthrown and put in jail but rescued by the Germans in 1945?

Benito Mussolini

500

Why were Jewish people singled out?

They thought the Jews were planning world domination.

500

What was Neville Chamberlain known for?

Appeasement of the Axis Powers