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Key Figures of WWII
Causes of WWII
Major WWII Events
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100
Hitler and Mussolini were __________, or leaders who control a country.
Dictators
100
WWII began when Hitler invaded which country?
Poland
100
Why was it a mistake for Germany to invade the Soviet Union?
Too cold
100
What kind of jobs did women have in the army or back home in the US?
Many answers
100
The population grew in the late 1800's because of __________, or people who move to the US from other countries.
Immigrants
200
Who was president of the US during WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
What two countries first declared war against Germany?
Great Britain and France
200
What was the battle called where Germany bombed London?
Battle of Britain
200
Where did the US order Japanese Americans to go during WWII?
Internment camps
200
What was one reason that African Americans migrated to the North in the 1920's?
Many possible answers
300
Name the three countries that made up the Axis Powers.
Germany, Japan, Italy
300
Name at least three countries on the Allied side.
US, GB, France, USSR, Canada
300
The Battle of the Bulge occurred when the Allies stormed the Germans at Normandy. This is also known as...
D-Day
300
What is the invention that allowed the military to track enemy ships and airplanes, and that we still use today to track the weather?
Radar
300
What was one thing the Freedman's Bureau helped do?
Many possible answers
400
Who was the leader of Britain during WWII? (Hint: He asked the US for help during the Battle of Britain)
Churchill
400
What caused the US to get involved in WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
400
What was the name of the strategy used by the US in the Pacific Ocean against the Japanese?
Island hopping
400
Name one of the types of codes OR code talkers used during WWII.
First computer, Navajo
400
At the end of WWI, President Wilson created a group of countries called the ________________ that promoted world peace.
League of Nations
500
What is the form of government where the government controls everything? (Hint: Germany, Italy)
Fascism
500
What do Churchill and FDR have in common? (Can't say that they're men)
Both leaders of their countries, Allies, democracies, etc.
500
What was Hitler's goal during WWII?
To take over Europe
500
What type of medicine was invented that allowed soldiers to heal quickly?
Penicillin
500
Why was there conflict out West between Asian immigrants and the settlers?
They were competing for the same jobs.