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Death
Countries
Major Factors
Battles
Government
100
What is genocide?
Extermination of an entire group of people based on race, or religion
100
What country is part of the Allied Powers?
USA, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union
100
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
Commander of U.S. ground troops in the Pacific
100
Why did the Japanese soldier refuse to surrender?
Surrendering is dishonorable in their culture
100
What was the War Production Board?
A board that converted factories for war production
200
In what Country was the Atomic Bomb Dropped?
Japan
200
What country is part of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
200
What is the Blitzkrieg?
Lightning War, a very fast-moving army advancement
200
What is D-Day?
Date of the Axis sea invasion of occupied France
200
What is a common theme in totalitarianism?
Dictatorships
300
What was the holocaust?
A systematic genocide of the Jewish people by the Germans in WWII
300
What was the United States after World War II?
A Super Power
300
What is the single most important resource of WW2?
Oil
300
What describes the strategy of island hopping in World War II?
Strategy of attacking only key Pacific islands
300
Which of these countries were a totalitarianism government during WWII?
Germany, Italy, Soviet Union
400
How many total people died in World War II?
78 Million
400
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
400
What year did World War II begin?
1939
400
Why is the Battle of Midway important?
A key Pacific battle in which the Japanese navy was severely weakened
400
What is a key element in fascism?
The use of violence to get things done
500
How many Civilians died during World War II?
52 Million
500
In what year did the United States enter World War II?
1941
500
What was the Manhattan Project?
A secret American research program to develop the atomic bomb
500
What is kamikaze?
Tactic of purposely crashing piloted plans into enemy ships
500
Select two countries that were Fascist.
Germany & Italy