Battles and Conferences
People
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Geography
100
The Potsdam and Yalta Conferences met to discuss goals for Europe after WWII. Which Conference came first?
What is Yalta?
100
This man served as the Japanese Prime Minister during much of WWII
Who was Hideki Tojo?
100
What event kept the Soviet Union from joining the war in the Pacific?
What is use of atomic bombs in Japan and the subsequent surrender?
100
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? 2 Reasons:
1. Destroy the Pacific Fleet
2. Retaliate against US sanctions on trade
100
Identify location #7:
Hungary
100
The Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what? (Think: 8 causes of WWII)
What is appeasement
100
This man wrote a novel while in prison for treason
Who was Hitler?
100
These 5 countries make up the Allied Powers:
USA, UK, USSR, France, China
100
These three countries make up the Axis powers:
What are Japan, Italy, Germany?
100
Identify location #9:
USSR
100
Which nation won the Battle of Britain?
Britain/UK
100
This president succeeded FDR in mid-1945
Who is Harry Truman?
100
Where did D-Day invasion take place?
Where is Normandy, France?
100
What two locations were the Atomic devices deployed?
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
100
Identify location #3
Germany
100
This battle marked the final German offensive
What is Battle of the Bulge?
100
Which American general commanded soldiers in Europe and Africa and planned the D-Day invasion?
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
100
What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"? AND what day and year??
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
When is Dec. 7, 1941?
100
Which industrial Soviet city served as a turning point on the German-Soviet front?
What is The Battle of Stalingrad?
100
Identify location #6:
Czechoslovakia
100
What was Hitler's goal in the Battle of Britain?
The goal was to weaken Britain before a land invasion.
100
This man practiced imperialism by leading Italy to invade Ethiopia
Who was Benito Mussolini?
100
What was the Allied strategy in Europe? Be specific.
Invade and conquer Africa. Take Italy. Then squeeze Germany on a two-front war between France/UK/USA and the USSR.
100
Why was Hitler incarcerated in the 1930s?
He attempted a coup d'etat, or an overthrow of the German government
100
Identify location #5:
Austria