Causes
1st act of aggression, this country invades Manchuria China in 1931.
Japan
Largest allied invasion of the war. Battle started in England and the invasion started at Normandy France. What was the nickname of this allied attack?
Operation Overlord
When Adolf Hitler was in prison, he had time to write a book. He looked up to Fascism and Mussolini. Adolf Hitler wrote his plan to create a master race. What was the name of his final master plan?
The Final Solution
Father of Fascism. Had a group called the Brown shirts that enforced Totalitarian regime in italy.
Meeting in Ukraine, in Feb 1945. The Big 3 (US, Britain and USSR) made the decision to divide up Germany after the war. The Soviet Union in East Germany and the US in West Germany. What meeting was this?
The Yalta Conference
Founded in 1920, this international organization's purpose was to maintain peace around the world. This organization failed to stop Japan, Italy and Germany from aggression.
League of Nations
Battle of El Alamein
Anti-Semitism
Who was the Military Commander of the:
European Theatre War and Pacific Theatre War?
European Theater - General D. Eisenhower
Pacific Theater - General D. MacArthur
How many United States servicemen died in World War II
About 415,000.
Meeting in 1938 in Germany, goal was to slow the spread of Germany's power in Europe. The allies offered Hitler, Land for Peace.....what land did they offer Hitler?
Czechoslovakia
Largest, longest and bloodiest battles in World History. Turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.
Stalingrad
Prior to the Holocaust, Hitler tried to cleanse Germany of Jewish people from 1935-1939. He created laws that revoked citizenship, forced Jews to move out of their homes and restricted their business from profits. What was the name of these laws?
Military Leader of Japan, that was sentenced to War Crimes after the war ended?
Hideki Tojo
Fat Boy, Bockscar and 75,000 dead describe the annihilation of what Japanese City.
In 1939, Germany attacked Poland 1st. Why did Germany attack Poland 1st? Who helped Germany?
1. Regain land lost in the Versailles Treaty.
2. Soviet Union helped after they signed a Nonaggression Pact.
In June 1941, Germany betrays one of their allies in this invasion of Eastern Europe. What was the nickname of this operation, whereas German broke the nonaggression pact.
Operation Barbarossa
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust? How many total people were killed in the Holocaust?
6 Million Jews, 11 Million total people died.
Longest running president in US History, was the president for the Great Depression and into World War II. Died April 12th, 1945, just three weeks before VE Day.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What was the name of the bomb and aircraft that was used to attack Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945?
Little Boy and Enola Gay
One of the most tragic events in US History. Dec 7, 1941. This attack was the primary cause for the US entering WWII. What city and state did Japan attack the US?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
“We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the field, and in the street, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.”.....what battle is this about, stated by Winston Churchill.
Battle of Britain
1. Slavs
2. Romas
3. Mentally and Physically Disabled
4. Catholics and other Christian religions.
5. People of Color (Africans, Indians, etc)
President of the United States who gave the order to drop two Atomic Bombs on Japan in August 1945.
Harry S. Truman
What date is the official end of World War II?
VJ Day - 15 August 1945.