Before the War
who became germanys fuhrer (leader)
Adolf Hitler
who did the nazis start discriminating and segregating
what does d-day stand for
death day
what did hitler do In his bunker
killed himself
how many parts was Berlin split into
what zone was demilitarized
the Rhineland
who were the axis
germany, italy, japan
what did the germans start doing the the jewish and many others they had captured
they had started mass murdering them
what were the cities that the USA nuked
Hiroshima and nagasaki
Who were the two superpowers the emerged after
USA and Soviet Union
What was the treaty between allies and Germany called
who were the allies
Great Britain, France, USA, China, Soviet union
what was d-day
an amphibious mission to reclaim France, started on the beach of normandy.
what did the germans make the jewish do when the allies started closing in
death marches
who controlled west Germany and what type of government was it
France, Britain, USA. It was a democratic
what was the act that put America into the war
Pearl Harbor bombing
what was germanys military tactic that helped them invade france called
A blitz
why didn't the germans successfully invade russia
they weren't prepared for the cold
what was the germans last attempt to break through the allies called
the battle of the bulge
why did Japan not want to surrender
Because they thought dying in battle was the greatest honor and surrendering brought shame tot heir country.
what prime minister had to resign after failing to take authority against Germany
Neville Chamberlain
what invasion started the war
the invasion of Poland with Germany and the soviet union splitting it in two
what tactics did the Japanese use in the battle of Iwo Jima
they fought at night when the Americans did not expect it, and also used guerrilla warfare.
what was v-e and when did it happen
Victory in Europe day, may 8th 1945.
how many jewish people died
6 million