Vocab
The burning of land the Russian army and the invader became known as
Scorched Earth Policy
The battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
American President during the majority of WW2
FDR
The name of the march troops were forced to endure after their surrender at Carrigdore.
The Bataan Death March
Over 6 million women were working in war plants. What where they called?
Rosie
Last ditch operation tactic by the Japanese toward the end of the war.
Kamakazi
The air battle in Europe where the German were finally stopped
Battle of Britain
Italian leader during most of the war
Benito Mussolini
Germany's invasion of ____ officially began WW2
Poland
Name 3 things rationed during the war
Food, rubber, gas
What was the US tactic in the Pacific called?
Island Hopping
Germany's invasion of Russia was strategically a bad idea because _____
It opened up a two-front war.
Supreme US Naval commander in the Pacific
Name of the city the first atomic bomb was dropped on?
Hiroshima
Who were the "Big 3"?
Stalin, FDR, and Churchill
The famous photo of the Marines raising the US flag was taken where?
Iwa Jima
The heroic evacuation that might have saved Britain from certain defeat in WW2 occurred at
Dunkirk
Rallied British people during the Battle of Britain
Winston Churchill
What was the 2nd city hit with an atomic bomb 3 days after the 1st?
Nagasaki
Where was the atomic bomb tested?
New Mexico
Germany's lightning quick invasions were called
Blitzkrieg
At the Battle of Midway, U.S. Navy Pilots sank ____ Japanese aircraft carriers.
4
German Field Marshall known has "Desert Fox".
Erwin Rommel
Many of the causalities at Pearl Harbor were on board the:
USS Arizona
The "Big 3" met in the city of
Yalta