Major Battles and Bombings
The first battle (for the USA) of World War II
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
How did the Germans single out who was Jewish?
They had to wear a yellow star on their clothing
How many cities were attacked by the United States with an atomic bomb?
2
Name 3 Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Where were Jewish people sent by the Germans?
concentration camps (or death camps)
Why did the U.S. use atomic bombs?
Japan refused to surrender.
What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This person helped lead the United Nations.
Eleanor Roosevelt
This act by Hitler and the Germans convinced the Allies to get serious.
The German invasion of Poland.
Name 1 reason why the attack on Pearl Harbor was "successful" for the Japanese.
It was a surprise attack.
Why was Hitler able to get people to support him?
Life was miserable for most German people after World War 1. They were willing to try something new
The dictator of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Besides gas chambers, what caused Jewish people to die at concentration camps?
Hard labor, disease, starvation
What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic (voting) and the Axis were Dictators
Italian leader during WW2
Benito Mussolini
Why were Jewish people singled out?
Hitler believed that Germany Nazis were superior to Jewish people
Why did the US declare war on Germany on December 11, 1941?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 4 days earlier.