WWII People
Who was the fascist 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
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
What does blitzkrieg mean?
The Bataan Death March occurred in which country?
Philippines
Operation Overlord was the invasion of what area?
Normandy (AKA D-Day)
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 is the Operation where Hitler invaded Russia.
Operation Barbarossa
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 the invasion of Sicily/Italy!
Operation Husky
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 U.S. president declared war on Japan officially bringing the U.S. into WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This territory was demilitarized after WWI, which Hitler took over at the very beginning.
Rhineland.
What did the Germans call the invasion of Britain (aka Battle of Britain)?
Operation Sealion
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