Major Battles
Spring of 1940
Allied forces were stranded on the beaches. French and British troops were rescued by 850 British ships.
What was the Battle of Dunkirk?
President of the United States from 1933-1945
Set up the "New Deal"
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This country attacked Poland to start World War II.
What is Germany?
The United States dropped this kind of bomb on Japan.
(This event ended the war with Japan)
What was the Atom bomb?
Hitler demanded this living space for the German people.
What is lebensraum?
June 6, 1944
A massive invasion of Europe
Normandy, France was selected as the best location
Largest land and sea attack in history
What was D-Day?
Dictator of Germany
Believed that Germans were superior to other people
Hated and blamed Jewish people for Germany`s problems.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
This country attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor.
What is Japan?
This is the term used for the attempted extermination of the Jewish people.
What is the Holocaust?
Summer of 1940-May of 1941
Germany attacked England through the air
What is the Battle of Britain
December 7, 1941
The Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. in retaliation for cutting off their oil supply.
19 American ships sunk or damaged
What was Pearl Harbor?
Dictator of Italy who promised to attack and conquer other countries.
He allied with Hitler
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Germany attacked this country to start the Eastern Front.
What is Russia?
These 2 types of movements rose in Europe and led to dictators.
What is Fascism and Communism?
August 1939
Germany and the Soviet Union signed this...
What is a non-aggression pact?
June 4, 1942
Japan targeted Midway to get the whole U.S. fleet to the island.
The U.S. attack on Japanese aircraft carriers was successful.
This was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
What was the Battle of Midway?
Prime Minister of Great Britain
He and President Roosevelt were friends
Who was Winston Churchill?
The United States, France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union
Who were the Allied powers?
The war with Japan produced this kind of suicide bomber.
What is a kamikaze?
Germany's style of war was known as lightning war or...
What is blitzkrieg?
February- June 1945
Brutal fighting over small islands close to Japan
Extremely high casualties
What was the battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
Communist leader of the Soviet Union who allied with Hitler until Hitler broke their agreement.
Then he allied with the U.S. and Great Britain to defeat Hitler.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who were the axis powers?
During the war, the Americans put these people in internment camps.
Who are the Japanese-Americans?
This US leader planned the D-Day invasion.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?