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Who was a major Hollywood star who became a pilot and rose to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, flying combat missions.
James Stewart
When did Germany invade Poland, prompting Britain and France to declare war, marking the start of WWII?
Sept. 1, 1939
Allied forces launch the Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord).
D-Day
The Axis Powers, officially formed between Germany, Italy, and Japan, pledged mutual support.
Tripartite Pact
The youngest US serviceman was?
Calvin Graham, who was only 12 years old when he enlisted.
Who Enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces after his wife's death, flying combat missions as an observer-gunner.
Clark Gable
When did Germany launches Blitzkrieg against Western Europe; Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain?
May 10, 1940
Adolf Hitler commits suicide while forces battle in Berlin?
Soviet forces
A joint declaration by the US (Roosevelt) and UK (Churchill) outlining goals for the post-war world
Atlantic Charter
When Coca-Cola Germany couldn't get syrup due to the U.S. embargo, they invented?
Fanta using whey and apple pomace.
Who spent the war in occupied Holland, assisting the Dutch Resistance by delivering messages and raising money through secret dance performances.
Audrey Hepburn
When were the Allied forces evacuated from Dunkirk?
May–June 1940
Who liberated Paris?
Allied Forces
Divided Germany into occupation zones and set terms for Japan's surrender.
Potsdam Conference
The Soviet Red Army attempted to train dogs to carry explosives to attack what?
German tanks.
Who Served in the US Navy as a radio operator and turret gunner in the Pacific Theater.
Paul Newman
When did the Luftwaffe fail to defeat Britain in the Battle of Britain?
July–Oct. 1940
Allied victory in the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German what?
Counteroffensive
Signed between the Allied powers and minor European Axis powers (Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland).
Paris Peace Treaties
he U.S. produced over 300,000 what during the war?
Aircraft
Who was A British actor who served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and commanded a landing craft during the invasion of Sicily.
Alec Guinnes
When did Germany launch Operation Barbarossa, invading the Soviet Union
June 22, 1941
The US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What day is this called?
Hiroshima Day.
A non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, which included secret protocols dividing Eastern Europe.
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Approximately 20% of Poland's population was _ during the war
Died