What countries were in the Axis Powers?
Japan, Italy, Germany
Who does Germany divide Poland with?
USSR
What countries are on the Allied Powers?
France, US, GB, USSR
What event caused most isolationists in the US to become pro-war?
Pearl Harbor
What is cash and carry?
warring nations can buy things from US as long as they pay for it and transport it themselves
What was the Lend-Lease act?
US will lend arms/supplies to any country whose defense was vital to US
What is Isolationism? Who practiced it?
What is FDR's speech to Congress about Pearl Harbor called?
Day of Infamy
Blitzkrieg is a strategy of...
sudden attacks on land and air
What is the translation for blitzkrieg?
Lightning war
What did Japan want from the US before attacking Pearl Harbor?
Oil
What day did US declare war?
Dec 8, 1941
What was the draft called?
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Why was GB able to fight back against Germany during the bombings?
Appeasement
What country does Germany have an armistice with in July 1940?
France
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
What comic book character was created to show a patriotic American punching Hitler in the first edition?
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Why did Germany attack the USSR?
thought GB would end up falling without USSR support
What day was Pearl Harbor attacked?
12/7/1941
What was one problem that Germany faced when invading the USSR?
assumed small/weak army, continued fighting into winter
When does Italy and Germany declare war on the US?
Dec 11, 1941