Powers at War
Which countries were called the Allies?
Great Britain, the United States, and other nations fighting the Axis Powers
led the non-Communist Chinese fighters to defend their country
Chiang Kai-Shek
term referring to Stalin's control of many countries that cut Europe in half
Iron curtain
What was the air attack on Japan called?
The Doolittle Raid
thought to be a living god by the Japanese people
Emperor Hirohito
Name the three European dictators.
Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler
president who asked Congress to declare war on Japan
Franklin Roosevelt
limit on the amount of an item each person could buy
ration
Where did Japanese naval and air forces attack?
Pearl Harbor
civilians with aircraft who often flew along the Atlantic Coast to guard the borders of America
Civil Air Patrol
Which countries formed the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
leader of the sixteen pilot crews that dropped bombs on Tokyo
Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
lightning war against Poland
Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek both claimed to be the leader of what country?
China
what the murder of the Jews and other people is remembered as
Holocaust
Which country did Great Britain and France warn Hitler that he must not attack?
Poland
pushed Axis forces east into North Africa
General George Patton
German Air Force
Luftwaffe
tiny island that lies about halfway between North America and Asia and was the turning point of the war in the Pacific
Midway
What people group did Hitler murder during the Holocaust?
Jews
Who was made the supreme Allied commander in Europe?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General and Prime Minister who ran Japan
Tojo Hideki
person who does damage to hurt war production
saboteur
Explain why American code breakers were important during the Battle of Midway.
The American code breakers were important during the Battle of Midway because they discovered where Japanese ships would be which made the United States aware of Japan's plan to trick them.
D-Day liberated what allied country?
France