WW2 Leaders
Who was the president of America during most of the Second World war?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What country was the first to be annexed by Germany(Anschluss)?
Austria
What battle was also called Operation Overlord?
Battle of D-Day
Who said; "we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets...WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER".?
Winston Churchill
What year was the invasion of Poland by Germany?
1939
Who was American commander for the allies?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What country had the most casualties at the end of the war?
Soviet Union
What winning battle for the US is depicted at the Marine Corps memorial in Washington DC ?(holding up the flag)?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Who said, "Dec 7, 1941, A date which will live in infamy"?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
When was Pearl Harbor attacked? (give the date)
12/7/1941
Who was the leader of Fascist Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What country believed they would last for a "thousand years"?
Germany
What battle on French beaches was when British and their allies were trying to escape?
Battle of Dunkirk
Who said this "Only the Jew knew that by an able and persistent use of propaganda heaven itself can be presented to the people as if it were hell and, vice versa, the most miserable kind of life can be presented as if it were paradise."?
Adolf Hitler
What year did the Second World War end?
1945
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
What country had the most advanced atomic technology?
USA
What battle was a turning point for the US in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
Who said this "I WANT YOU for the US Army"
Uncle Sam (poster)
What year did the Battle of Britain begin?
1940
Who was the leader of Imperial Japan (2 acceptable answers)?
Emperor Hirohito or Prime Minister Hideki Tojo
The Soviet Union defeated this country's army in 1939, ending the proposed strategy of Hokushin-Ron.
Japan
What battle was a turning point on the Eastern Front and saw a mass surrender of German troops?
Battle of Stalingrad
Who said this "One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic."?
Joseph Stalin
What year did the battle of Stalingrad take place?
1942