European Theatre
On September 1st, 1939, Germany Invades this country. Officially starting World War II.
What is Poland?
Japanese suicide bombers
What are Kamikaze?
This image of a women perfectly captures the changing roles for them at the time.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
This man was the Fuhrer of Germany from 1933-1945.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This was a top-secret project to develop an atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
This region of France is where D-Day occurred.
What are the Beaches of Normandy?
Fat Man and Little Boy
What are atomic bombs?
This order led to the arrest of thousands of Japanese Americans.
What is Executive Order 9066?
This man was President of the U.S. and made the decision to drop the atomic bombs.
Who is Harry Truman?
Prejudice and hatred towards Jewish people that ran rampant across Germany.
What is Anti-Semitism?
This event is referred to the night of broken glass.
What is Kristallnacht?
September 2nd 1945
What is V-J Day?
This term for using less helped save goods for military use.
What is rationing?
This future president was Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This event led to the death of over 6 million Jewish people.
What is the Holocaust?
A devastating 900 day battle in Russia by the Nazis where they cut off the ports. However, the Russians do win it.
What is the Siege of Leningrad?
These cities suffered from the dropping of the atomic bombs.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The attack on this military base led to the United States officially joining the War.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This man referred to Pearl Harbor as a "Day that will live in infamy"
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This Supreme Court case ruled that Japanese internment was constitutional because it was a "Military necessity"
What is Korematsu v. US?
This is the name of the German military strategy.
What is Blitzkrieg?
This battle is commemorated with a monument in Washington D.C.
What is Iwo Jima?
Hanging this outside of your house signaled that you had a fallen soldier that lived there.
What is a Gold Star?
Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler are all these type of leaders who have absolute power and control.
What are Totalitarian Dictators?
Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
Who are the Allied Powers?