WW2 (a)
Who did Joseph Stalin lead?
USSR/Russia
How long did World War II last?
6 years
Which group of people did the Holocaust target?
Jewish people
When a president dies in office, who takes over as president?
The Vice President
Who was the president of the United States at the end of World War II?
Harry Truman
which three countries were originally in the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who were the Allied forces?
United Kingdom, France, USA and Soviet Union
Who was the Italy's leader during the second World War?
Benito Mussolini
What is another name for the Soviet army
The Red Army
Who led Germany during WW2?
Adolf Hitler
What were the two location in Japan that the U.S.A bombed?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What nation did Germany invade, causing World War 2?
Poland
What is the Selective Service Act or the draft?
Men of fighting age being forced to enlist into the armed forces
What was the Internment of Japanese Americans?
Japanese Americans were forced to go into camps during World War 2 due to fear of them being spies or sympathetic to Japan.
Describe the Battle of the Atlantic
USA sending supplies to Great Britain
Germany using submarines to sink ships
Technology advances now can detect submarines below the surface
What strategy did the United States employ to defeat Japan?
Island Hopping/Leap Frogging
What is propoganda?
False or manipulated information that is spread in order to persuade the public towards a particular parties beliefs/opinions.
What was appeasement?
Britain did this to Germany before WW2
Giving in to unjust demands to avoid war
Who was the president of the United States at the start of WW2?
Franklin D Roosevelt
What is the name of a leader who has complete control over all aspects of government and citizen lives?
A Dictator
What event occurred on the 7th of December, 1941?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
What was the Manhattan Project?
Secret development of the Atomic Bomb
What was Hitler’s famous quick and nimble strategy for attacking called?
Blitzkrieg
What is the term used to describe the separation of people based on race?
Segregation
What country did D-day take place in?
France