What was the date that Japaneses airplanes made a surprise attack on the U.S?
December 7, 1941
100
The Japanese attacked the U.S at ________ in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
100
What was the name of the small pacific island where a famous WWII battle took place?
Iwo Jima
100
What did U.S marines do when they reached the tallest point on Iwo Jima?
They raised the American Flag
200
By 144, _________ controlled most of the European countries.
Germany
200
The Allies decided to invade the norther coast of France in an area called _______
Normandy
200
60,000 American and Allied troops on June 6, 1944, arrived and surprised Germany. This operation was know as __________. It was the largest invasion by sea in history.
D-Day
200
________ means to grant freedom to.
Liberate
300
Who surrendered to the Allies on May 7, 1945?
Germany
300
May 8 is know as?
VE day
300
Hitler tried to get rid of all the _____ in Europe.
Jews
300
What is the prejudice of cruel and unfair treatment against Jews?
Anti-Semitism
400
What was the terrible period in history where Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than 6 million Jews know as?
Holocaust
400
What was the belief that Germans represent a superior form of humanity?
Aryan Supremacy
400
Even though Germany had surrendered, who were the allies still fighting?
Japan
400
What were the suicide missions by Japanese pilots in WWII?
Kamikaze
500
President _______ made a difficult decision to use atomic bombs against Japan.
Truman
500
What two Japanese cities were the atomic bombs dropped.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
500
What is a powerful nuclear weapon that can destroy an entire city?
Atomic bomb
500
Japan surrendered on August 14. Japan signed surrender documents on September 2, 1945. This is known as VJ Day, which stood for _________.