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This man was the leader of the Fascists, taking power in 1922.
This is the name of the alliance between Japan, Italy, and Germany.
This event saw Japanese forces torture and make Americans and Allied POWs march hundreds of miles with no food, water, or rest.
What is the Bataan Death March?
This is a date which will live in infamy. The US joined the war 1 day later.
[Give the date, and the name of the event]
What is December 7th, 1941?
(Pearl Harbor)
This is the meaning of Blitzkrieg.
What is 'Lightning war?'
This is a term that means to give in to one's enemy, giving them whatever they want, it is similar to enabling.
What is appeasement?
Later in the war, who were the Big 3 of the Allies?
Churchill (GB), FDR (America), and Stalin (USSR)
Centered along the Rhine River, (in the winter of '44-'45), this battle raged on in the Ardennes forest. This was Hitler's last effort to force the Allies out of Europe before the final European conflict: the Battle of Berlin.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
This country's invasion brought Britain and France into the war.
What is Poland?
Date: 9/1/1939
What was the name of the centers that many U.S. Japanese civilians were sent to, losing most of their rights and property, during the early stages of the war?
Internment camps
This document served as a major grievance for Germany and was part of Hitler's speeches as a way to blame foreigners for their problems. Article 231 of this document blamed Germany for all of WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
(The "War Guilt Clause" = Article 231)
Make sure you can explain different Economic, political, and military issues that came from this.
This man famously said, when forced to flee the Philippines but leave most of his forces behind, "I will return." He was instrumental in the peace and settlements with Japan.
Who is Douglass MacArthur?
Americans cracked Japanese codes prior to this fight. Pivotally this battle was part of Japan's plan to get closer to strike Hawaii. American planes attacked and sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carriers through this battle.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This nation was invaded on June 4th, 1940 after Hitler took Austria, Czechoslovakia, the Rhineland, and the Sudetenland.
These were not present during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What was the document signed between Hitler and Stalin at the Beginning of the war?
A Non-Aggression Pact
This American led an American invasion of North Africa to aid the British. That invasion led to victory for the Allies in North Africa. He also supervised D-Day and would become the 34th President.
Who is General Dwight D. Eisenhower? Necessary info: Eisenhower
With the capture of this location, the US was within 325 miles of Japan.
What is Okinawa?
This is the date of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France. France was under German occupation. (Give the date and name of this day)
What is June 6, 1944? D-Day
What is Vichy France?
Who was Emperor and Primary Military Commander of Japan at this period?
Emperor Hirohito and General Hideki Tojo
This man was known as the "Desert fox" for his tactics in fighting in North Africa. He escaped before the Allies could capture him and he later killed himself before he could be caught for trying to plan to kill Hitler.
Who is Erwin Rommel?
This was the first battle in human history entirely fought by airplanes. Though it was also a naval battle, neither side saw the enemy's ships. This battle pivotally stopped Japan's advance to Australia.
What is the Battle of Coral Sea?
This is the date of Victory in Europe Day.
What is May 8th, 1945? (Victory in Europe came shortly after Hitler's suicide and Allied victory in the Battle of Berlin)
This is the name of the Operation of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.
What is Operation Barbarossa?
(Summer 1941, leading to Stalin switching sides)