Dates
Locations
Vocabulary
Significance of the Battles
Battles
100

The date of Germany's invasion of Poland

What is September 1, 1939?

100

Dunkirk is located in this country.

What is France?

100

The German "lighting war" 

What is blitzkrieg?

100

This attack brought the U.S. into the war.

What is Pearl Harbor?

100

An embargo on oil provoked this battle.

What is Pearl Harbor?

200

The date of the attack on Pearl Harbor

What is December 7, 1941?

200

The Battle of the Bulge happened in this country.

What is Belgium?

200

Military personnel would stop all radio communication during...

What is radio silence?

200

The attack on this city forced Japan to finally surrender.

What is Nagasaki?

200

Part of this battle plan was to use decoy personnel and equipment before the invasion.

What is D-Day or Normandy?

300

The date that Great Britain and France declared war on Germany was...

What is September 3, 1939?

300

This battle was fought 750 miles off the coast of Japan.

What is Iwo Jima?

300

The German army was called...

What is the Wehrmacht?

300

This battle proved that decoding was an effective method in preparing for an enemy attack.

What is the Battle of Midway?

300

This battle was fought in the USSR during the winter.  Most of the German soldiers froze or starved to death.

What is Stalingrad?

400

 The date that the U.S. declared war on Japan

What is December 8, 1941?

400

The beaches at Normandy are located in this country.

What is France?

400

The German line of defense along the shoreline of France 

What is the Atlantic Wall?

400

After this battle, the Germans no longer had an offensive advantage in the USSR.

What is Stalingrad?

400

The Japanese military planned a small attack on islands near Alaska to divert attention from this invasion site.

What is Midway?

500

The date that Japan officially signed a document to surrender

What is September 2, 1945?

500

The Battle of Stalingrad happened in this country.

What is the USSR?

500

The name of the "Trojan Horse" used on D-Day

What is Operation Fortitude?

500

The USSR invasion of this country (November 1939) showed the Allies, and the Germans, that the USSR was not as strong as expected.

What is Finland?

500

Four days into this battle, U.S. Marines rose an American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi.

What is Iwo Jima?