WWII People
Who was the dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
U.S.S.R (Soviet Union)
The German invasion of this country marked the official beginning of WWII.
Poland
What allowed dictators like Hitler, to come to power in Europe?
Great Depression,
Treaty of Versailles,
Rough times make people desperate for change.
This person was known as Dr. Death during the holocaust.
Doctor Mengele
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
What does blitzkrieg mean?
The systematic killing of Jews and other undesired races during WWII is known as
The Holocaust
The two main powers/alliances that fought during WWII.
Axis and Allied Powers
Axis- Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies- U.S, Britain, USSR, France
Who was the Prime Minister that led Great Britain through the worst years of WWII?
Winston Churchill
The name of the land area Hitler was given in results of the Munich Pact.
Sudetenland
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
British leader who signed the Munich Pact, appeasing Hitler, giving him the Sudetenland
Neville Chamberlain
The Phony war or the months long lull in the war where fighting was scarce.
Sitzkrieg
This famous battle acted as a major turning point is WWII
D-Day Invasion
These four countries were major parts of the Allies.
Great Britain, France, US, Soviet Union
What U.S. president declared war on Japan officially bringing the U.S. into WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Areas in the city where Jews were sent and walled in with barbed wire fences
Ghettos
German Airforce
Luftwaffe
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