WWII People
Who was the fascist dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
When was the American fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor attacked?
December 7, 1941
diplomatic policy of making political, material, or territorial concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict.
Appeasement
The Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944.
The Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
Hitler invaded ______ which caused the allies to officially declare war on Germany in Sept. 1939.
What is Poland?
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 first island taken by the US from which bombing missions to mainland Japan could be regularly taken. Thus, the Japanese heavily defended the island. Though over six thousand soldiers died taking the island, tens of thousands of Japanese troops perished.
What was the “Battle of Iwo Jima,”
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?"
Holocaust ; murdering of entire Jewish population
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 overall commander of the Allied Armies during D-Day?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
the Soviet Union (USSR)
A camp where the US imprisoned Japanese people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges.
Internment Camp
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
The first area Germany invaded after Hitler came to power (Hint: the Treaty of Versailles forbade it to be re-armed)?
Rhineland
Mass killing of a group of people based on their race or religion.
Genocide
Pivotal moment early in the war - British and French soldiers trapped on this beach were rescued by civilian boats.
Dunkirk
Name a key developments in technology. Weapons and Technology
Bombs and weapons' that allowed mass destruction (atomic bomb).
Radio relay systems and in improved electronic aids for navigation.