WWII People
Who was the fascist dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany before the war?
U.S.S.R (Soviet Union)
The German invasion of this country marked the official beginning of WWII.
Poland
The Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944.
The Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
Under act allowed the U.S. to help the Allies by providing necessary supplies.
What is Lend and Lease Act?
Who was the communist totalitarian dictator who controlled the U.S.S.R?
Joseph Stalin
Hitler had Jewish and other "undesirables" placed in these camps.
concentration camps
death camps
Germany attacked in all directions...Fast victory - lightning war
Blitzkrieg
Italy invades to control this canal in order to gain access to Middle Eastern oil.
The Suez Canal located in Egypt
The two main powers/alliances that fought during WWII.
Axis and Allied Powers
Who was the Prime Minister that led Great Britain through the worst years of WWII?
Winston Churchill
What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms took complete power of the Germany?
fascism
What was Hitler's "final solution?"
It was his plan for the Nazis to murder every Jew & "undesirable" they could find
The consistent bombing of Great Britain in the summer of 1940.
The Battle of Britain
What three countries made up the Axis powers?
Italy, Japan and Germany
Who was the commander of the Allied Army during D-Day?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What is the name of neighborhoods Jewish people were placed in?
Ghettos
The cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on.
1- Hiroshima
2-Nagasaki
These four countries were major parts of the Allies.
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
What two US Presidents led us through WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry Truman
France was able to occupy this region of Germany after they failed to pay war reparations?
Ruhr Valley
What was the name of the secret police used in Germany?
Gestapo
What does Kristallnacht mean?
Night of Broken Glass
What countries in the pacific did the U.S control that were threatened by Japan?
Philipines and Guam