The Holocaust
How many Jewish people died in the Holocaust?
6 million (or 1/3 of the world's Jewish population).
Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
What event started WWII?
Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Who bombed who in Pearl Harbor?
Japan bombed the United States
What word ending in -istic describes Hitler?
Nationalistic
What is one way Jewish people were discriminated against before they were taken to concentration camps?
ex: wearing a Jewish star, having a curfew, not being allowed to ride bikes, etc.
Who were the Allied powers?
Great Britain, the United States, Russia, and France.
What is one was the world was negatively effected by WWII?
Death tolls, need to recover economically, etc. Varying answers.
How soon after Hitler's death did Germany surrender?
1 week later
What was Hitler's official title?
Chancellor of Germany
Who was Anne Frank? Tell me something she did during her lifetime.
A victim of the Holocaust. Wrote a diary we study today, was killed in a concentration camp, hid in someone else's home for a long time, etc.
What was one way the world was positively effected by WWII?
What was D-day?
Who was one of the presidents of the United States during WWII?
Truman or Roosevelt
Besides Jewish people, what is another people group that was discriminated against by the Nazis?
Homosexuals, the disabled, gypsies.
What was used to convince people to do their duty during the war?
Propaganda
What ended WWII?
The bombings of Japan; the bomb on Nagasaki.
Where did the United States drop their first bomb on Japan?
Hiroshima
What is something that was invented during WWII?
radar, computers, penicillin, the atomic bomb.
What is the name of the race of people that Hitler thought should rule the world?
The Aryans.
Which country was the final Axis power to surrender in WWII?
Japan
What date did WWII officially end?
September 2, 1945
Where did the Battle of Midway take place?
The Pacific ocean?
What animal served in Poland's military?
A bear