WWII Places
This country was invaded to start WWII
What is Poland
What does blitzkrieg mean?
Fast victory - lightning war
Who led the Nazis?
Adolf Hitler
The last country to surrender in WWII
What is Japan
What countries made up the Allies?
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
What is the mass murder of European Jews in WWII called?
Holocaust/ Genocide of the jews
Who was the fascist dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
This battle was the longest siege in WWII and let to the Soviets cannibalizing each other
What is Leningrad
May 8 is celebrated every year across Europe, what is this day called.
Country that signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
What is Soviet Union
Strategy to get close to Japan in order to drop the atomic bomb
Island Hopping
The cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on.
1- Hiroshima
2-Nagasaki
This man led the biggest concentration camp during the holocaust
Who is Rudolph Hoss
Most of the death camps were located here
What is Poland
Hitler's "final solution?"
To find and kill (gas) all of the jews In occupied In the Third Reich
Made the final decision to drop the atomic bomb?
Who is Harry Truman
What battle did the Soviets defeat Germany?
Stalingrad
These 4 countries made up the Nuremberg Tribunal
What is Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, United States
What were the two islands called before the US forces got to mainland Japan.
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Hitler wanted to create a _____________ that would be a pure race and superior to other people.
Master Race
Who Master minded Pearl Harbor
Who is Hideki Tojo
This battle was the final defeat of France where 330,000 soldiers were rescued by boats across the English Channel
What is Dunkirk
Leader of the Einsatzgruppen
Who Ernst Kaltenbrunner