WWII People
Who was the creator 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?
Germany invaded Russia in the operation known as
Operation Barbarossa
This operation was a join allied invasion off the coast of France
Normandy Invasion (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 was Hitler's "final solution?"
It was his plan for the Nazis to murder every Jew they could find
What was the name of the invasion by Germany in Britain (Aka Battle of Britain)
Operation Sealion
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
When did Hitler become Chancellor?
1933
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
Germany occupied this territory as it was a demilitarized zone.
Rhineland
What was the name given to the invasion of Italy/Sicily
Operation Husky
What does Kristallnacht mean?
Night of Broken Glass
Invasion of Normandy was code named?
Operation Overlord