WWII Leaders
Leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini
What marked the beginning of WWII?
Germany invading Poland
What happened on December 7, 1941?
What happened to Japanese-Americans in the US after Pearl Harbor?
They were put in internment camps for 4 years.
Why was the Battle of Midway significant?
It was the turning point for the US to win the war.
Who was prime minster of England during WWII?
Winston Churchill
What strategy did the Allied powers use to avoid conflict with Germany?
Appeasement
What was the US strategy? What was the Japanese strategy?
US - island-hopping
Japan - make the war as miserable as possible
How did women's and African Americans' lives change during WWII?
They both had more job opportunities. African Americans moved North and West for jobs. Women could work outside the home.
Where Jews were forced to live in the early 1940s; step one of the Final Solution; point before the camps
Who said, "a date which will live in infamy"?
FDR
What happened at the Yalta conference?
Germany was split into 4 zones
Who signed the Tripartite Pact, and what did it do?
Germany, Italy, and Japan, and it created their alliance.
What did the Treaty of San Francisco do?
End the war/limit Japan's military growth
What put an embargo on oil to Japan and sent war materials to Britain?
The Lend-Lease Act (study this further)
Who were the generals in charge of Europe and the Pacific? (2 people!)
Europe - Eisenhower
Pacific - MacArthur
What happened at Operation Sea Lion?
Germany bombed London for 57 straight nights. It was a failure! Hitler gave up.
The Big 3 told Japan, "Surrender or face destruction."
What happened at the end of the war?
Who decided to drop the atomic bombs?
Harry Truman
What happened at Operation Barbarossa?
Germany invaded the Soviet Union
What happened at the Battle of Coral Sea?
US stopped Japanese advances to Australia, and it was the first naval battle fought solely in the air.