The Holocaust
The European Theater
The Pacific Theater
The Atomic Bombs
Last, but not Least...
100
As soon as Hitler took power he sent the Jewish to live in these bad neighborhoods.
What are ghettos?
100
Germany invaded this country in 1939, starting World War II.
What is Poland?
100
This event brought the United States into the World War II in 1941.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
100
This man made the tough decision to drop the nuclear bombs in Japan.
Who is President Truman?
100
Problems from World War I led these 2 countries to start World War II.
What are Germany and Italy?
200
At these camps the Jewish worked 12-14 hour days, literally working themselves to death.
What are concentration (labor) camps?
200
This military technique was used by Germany to take many countries in a short period of time.
What is blitzkrieg?
200
The United States finally beat Japan in 1942 during this battle.
What is the Battle of Midway?
200
The first bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 in this city.
What is Hiroshima?
200
This political system is when 1 leader controls the culture and politics of an entire country.
What is fascism?
300
This many Jewish people were killed by the end of World War II.
What is 6 million?
300
Hitler's decision to invade this country caused Germany's downfall during World War II.
What is the Soviet Union?
300
This man was the leader of the Japanese military during World War II.
Who is General Tojo?
300
The Nagasaki bomb was dropped on this date.
What is August 9, 1945?
300
This character was used in propaganda to convince women to work in factories.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
400
At death camps like Auschwitz the Jewish were forced into this area, often 2,000 at a time.
What is a gas chamber?
400
June 6, 1944, also known as this, was the start of the first major Allied attack on the Germans.
What is D Day?
400
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to lower the United States' spirit, also known as this.
What is morale?
400
These code names were given to the atomic bombs.
What is little boy and fat man?
400
These men were the first African-Americans allowed to fly airplanes in the Air Force.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
500
The Nazis would take Jewish possessions (like glasses and gold teeth)before killing them for this reason.
What is to pay for the war?
500
Hitler started World War II because he wanted to expand this.
What is Germany's power or land?
500
This General carried the United States through many Pacific victories and was famous for saying, "I shall return."
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
500
This many people died within the first year of the nuclear bombs being dropped. You may have to do some math to get the answer...
What is 300,000?
500
These 2 countries left World War II as the strongest countries in the world.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union?