Causes of WWII
What treaty ended WWI but was the beginning of WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
What were the three main Axis powers?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
The Invasion of Normandy is also known as what?
D-Day
This event took place in Hawaii, USA and was the bombing of a United States naval port.
Pearl Harbor
Where did the trials of the German government take place?
Nuremberg, Germany
What four dictators rose in Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan
Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito/Tojo Hideki.
What side was the Soviet Union on?
The Allied Powers
What battle was considered the last attempt for Germany to win the war?
The Battle of the Bulge
These two cities in Japan were bombed by the United States to end WWII.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where did the trials of Japanese officials take place?
Tokyo, Japan
What type of leaders were Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin?
Facist
This type of bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The atomic bomb
What country invaded Italy in 1943?
Great Britain, United States, and Canada
This battle stopped Japan from invading Port Moresby and Japan was denied further expansion into mainland Asia.
Battle of Coral Sea
This word was created to describe events such as the Holocaust.
Where did Italy invade before the start of WWII?
Ethiopia
The Typhoon and the "jug" were used by what countries?
United States and Great Britain
What countries invaded the Soviet Union in the Siege of Leningrad?
Germany and Finland
This battle ended all Japanese expansion attempts and placed the Allies in a position of clear supremacy.
Battle of Guadalcanal
This type of crime was first used to convict German officials at the Nuremberg Trials.
Crimes against Humanity
What did the Munich Conference give Germany?
Western Czech / Sudetenland
What was the first jet powered weapon?
The V1
In what battle did Germany take over France?
Battle of Dunkirk
This battle took place in an island off the coast of Japan and resulted in one of the high number of casualties.
Battle of Iwo Jima
This international government replaced the league of nations after WWII.
United Nations