Pacific Theater
What attack caused the USA to declare war on Japan?
Pearl Harbor
This policy allowed Hitler to take land without immediate punishment.
appeasement
Deadliest Battle in all of the War
Battle of Stalingrad
Asian Axis Power
Japan
This term describes the genocide of six million Jews.
the Holocaust
What was the strategy the USA used to get slowly closer to the Japanese main land?
Island Hopping
This German leader rose to power by promising to rebuild Germany and overturn the Treaty of Versailles.
Adolf Hitler
Lightning warfare. Fast attacks used by Germany during battle
Blitzkrieg
Formally Joined after being attacked by Japan
USA
Term that referenced the fact that Germany had to supply and fight on two sides of the Europe
War on two fronts
Midway
This type of government in Germany and Italy focused on strong control, nationalism, and dictatorship.
Fascism
the air battle between Germany and Great Britain in 1940.
the Battle of Britain
Three main Allies
USA, Soviet Union/Russia, Britain
Soviet leader during WW2
Stalin
weapon used to swiftly put an end to the war
atomic bomb
This treaty after World War I punished Germany and helped lead to WWII.
Treaty of Versailles
Soviet Soldier used this to avoid letting Germany use its resources as the soviets retreated
Scorched Earth
What are the Axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy
This event officially ended World War II in September 1945.
Japan's surrender
attack where pilots deliberately crashed explosive-filled planes into enemy ships as suicide attacks. Used by Japanese pilots
Kamikaze strikes
Germany invaded this country in 1939, starting World War II.
Poland
Event where the allies landed on beaches and began to invade and liberate German controlled areas of Europe
D-Day
Which country made an agreement with Germany to split up Poland
Soviet Union/Russia
Leader who ended his own life in a bunker shortly before Germany's surrender
Adolf Hitler