Major Battles and Bombings
Allies vs. Axis
Leaders
Holocaust
Causes
100

What was the first battle for the USA of World War II? (US was attacked)

Pearl Harbor December 7,1941

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 them wear the Star of David patch in their clothing

100

What was the German excuse for the start of WWII, in their opinion?

The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles

200

What battle strategy did Germany use to take over Poland quickly 

Blitzkrieg (Blitz)

200
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
200
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
200

What was Kristallnacht?

The Night of Broken Glass. Anti-sematic violence 

200

Did the US/Allies and the normal citizens know about events happening in Europe with dictator aggression

Yes they were put through the press and announced to the public, but as time went on, communication got more and more cut off.

300

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

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

300
Out of the Axis powers, who lost the most men?
Germany
300

What American presidents led the Allied forces in WWII in 1941

Roosevelt & Truman

300

Where was Adolf Hitler born?

Austria

300

What two countries allowed Germany to gain so much power? (Munich Conference)

Britain and France

400
Who lost the most men out of the Allies
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
What did Albert Einstein do to assist with the end of the war
Writes a letter to FDR warning of a German bomb project. 
500
What battle in WWII is known as D-Day?
The Battle of Normandy
500

What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?

The Allies were mostly Democratic and the Axis were Facist.

500

What Italian leader was overthrown

Benito Mussolini

500

Why were Jewish people singled out?

They thought the Jews were at fault for causing the punishments during the Treaty of Versailles