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100
The Soviet Union was led by this man.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
100
June 6, 1944, was the starting date for this major Allied attack.
What is D-Day? (Invasion of Normandy)
100
World War II officially ended on this date, also known as V-J Day.
What is September 2, 1945?
100
Hiroshima was bombed on this date.
What is August 6, 1945?
100
Name the three MAJOR countries that made up the Axis Powers.
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
200
This man was the leader of Fascist Italy.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
200
This country won the Battle of Britain.
What is Great Britain?
200
May 8, 1945, is also known as this day.
What is V-E Day?
200
An atomic bomb was dropped on this Japanese city on August 9, 1945.
What is Nagasaki?
200
Although he did not live to see the end of WWII, this man was the primary political leader for the United States.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
300
Although he was not the leader when WWII started, he is best known for leading Great Britain during the war.
Who is Winston Churchill?
300
This battle is considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway?
300
Pearl Harbor was attacked on this date.
What is December 7, 1941?
300
The decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was made by this man.
Who is Harry Truman?
300
Name the four MAJOR countries that made up the Allied Powers.
What are Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States?
400
This man was the top Allied military leader in Europe.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
400
Germany used this military strategy, also known as "lightning war" to attack and quickly take over Poland.
What is blitzkrieg?
400
World War II officially began on this date.
What is September 3, 1939?
400
The dropping of the atomic bombs was significant because it led to this event.
What is the surrender of Japan and the end of the war?
400
In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria, which was part of this country.
What is China?
500
This man was the prime minister of Japan.
Who is Hideki Tojo?
500
This European battle was important because it was Germany's last real chance to take a stand against the Allies.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
500
This happened on April 30, 1945, and was a huge blow to Germany.
What is the suicide of Adolf Hitler?
500
Besides wanting to end the war, name one reason why the United States decided to use the atomic bombs against Japan.
What are: to save lives, to target military and industrial bases instead of civilians, to intimidate other countries who might be building a bomb, etc.
500
Name one reason why Japan and the U.S. fought over so many little islands in the Pacific Ocean.
What are: Japan wanted more land, both countries wanted more resources, both countries wanted to establish military bases that would protect them but also allow them to potentially attack each other.