He was the leader of Germany.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
He was the leader of Italy.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
He was the leader of the Soviet Union.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
He was the leader of Great Britain.
Who was Winston Churchill?
He was the President of the U.S. during most of
WWII; he died in April, 1945.
Who was Franklin Roosevelt?
He was the emperor of Japan.
Who was Hirohito?
Top Allied general in Europe (he was American)
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
He was the head U.S. general in the Pacific
theater; he took the official surrender of Japan.
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
He became president at the end of the war; he
gave the order to drop the atomic bombs.
Who was Harry Truman?
What was the Potsdam Conference?
Meeting between the U.S, Great Britain, and the
Soviet Union in July 1945 in Germany. Soviets
showed that they were not going to allow free
election in Eastern Europe; started tensions
between U.S. and Soviet Union.
Hitler's political group that took control of
Germany.
Define: Nazi
A political philosophy that advocated a strong,
centralized, nationalistic government headed by a
powerful dictator.
Define: Fascism
A totalitarian system of government where a single
authoritarian party controls state owed means of
production.
Define: Communism
Define: Blitzkrieg
"Lightning War"; fast moving warfare that utilized
tanks and planes; used by the Germans in the early
years of the war.
The German Air Force
Define: Luftwaffe
The murder of 12 million people (6 million Jews)
carried out by Nazi Germany.
Define: Holocaust
The extermination of a racial, religious, or ethnic
group.
Define: Genocide
This was the largest death camp, where around 3
million were killed during the Holocaust.
Define: Auschwitz
Operation Overlord: June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of
Normandy, France.
Define: D-Day
Germany's last offensive; occurred December
1944; won by Allies
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
Turning point in Europe after this battle; the
Soviets began to push Germany back
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
It was attacked on December 7, 1941; when
Japanese attacked it, U.S. joined the war.
Define: Pearl Harbor
Turning point in the Pacific; at the battle, the U.S
sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers.
Define: Battle of Midway
Define: Kamikaze
Suicide Japanese pilots who tried to crash into U.S.
ships; war tactic
This was where the first atomic bomb was
dropped. (Little Boy. August 6, 1945)
Define: Hiroshima
This was where the second atomic bomb was
dropped. (Fat Man. August 9, 1945)
Define: Nagasaki
Met in 1946 to punish those responsible for the
Holocaust
Define: Numberg Trials
This world peace organization was created after
WWII and is still in existence.
Define: United Nations
Meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
in early 1945. They met to discuss the post-war
world.
Define: Yalta Conference
Germany, Italy, Japan
Who were the three main Axis Powers?
U.S, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Who were the three main Allied Powers?
Because Germany invaded Poland
Why did World War II start in Europe?
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Because the U.S was Japan's only threat in the
region; Japan though a sneak attack would destroy
the U.S Navy and make the U.S powerless
Though they did not like the Axis powers, most
Americans were against actually fighting them.
Before Pearl Harbor, how did most Americans feel
about joining the war?
Japan wanted Asia's resources
Why did Japan begin to conquer Asia?
China
The main fighting in Asia began when Japan
invaded what country?
Island hopping
What strategy did the U.S. use to defeat Japan?
To end the war sooner and to save Allied lives.
Why did the United States drop two atomic bombs
on Japan?
Germany invaded them in 1941
Why did the Soviet Union join the war?
Around 55 million
About how many people died because of World
War II?
11 million
How many people were murdered in the
Holocaust?
How did World War II affect the lives of civilians?
Millions were killed and wounded; those who
weren't killed had to make sacrifices for the war
effort.
The U.S. wanted to use the island as a base for
bombers to reach Japan; U.S. was successful.
Define: Battle of Iwo Jima
The island was the last obstacle that stood
between the Allies and the final assault on Japan;
Japanese used kamikaze attacks; the U.S. won
Define: Battle of Okinawa
Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb used against Japan was
dropped on
Charles de Gaulle
ruler of French government in exile; returned to
France after Paris was liberated
submitted to Hitler's demands
In following a policy of appeasement, what did
Britain and France do?
the Soviet Union
Which nation signed a non-aggression pact with
Germany that led to the invasion of Poland?
end the war and save American lives
Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb
was to
surprise and overwhelming force
On what did the German military strategy of
blitzkrieg depend?
D-Day
The Allied invasion of France to free western
Europe from the Nazis was known as
before the war began
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of
appeasement toward Germany?
Jews
Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths
during the Holocaust?
Britain
This nation won the Battle of Britain.
the deliberate extermination of a specific group of
people
What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
January 30, 1933
When does Hitler come to power in
Germany
March 4, 1933
When does FDR become president?
September 1, 1939
When did Germany invade Poland to
begin World War II
What is D-Day?
Invasion of Normandy France by Allied Forces
opens a second/western front against
Germany.
attacked by Japan – leading immediately to
America’s entry into WWII.
Who attacked Pearl Harbor and which country
entered the war because of it?
celebrates the fall of Germany and the end of
the war in Europe.
What is VE-Day?
Aug 6th 1945
When was the atomic bomb is dropped on
Hiroshima, Japan?
celebrates the official end of WWII.
What is VJ-Day?
August 15, 1945
When was VJ day?
May 8, 1945
When was VE day?
June 6, 1944
When was D-Day?
December 7, 1941
When was Pearl Harbor?
6 million
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
5 million
How many non-Jews were killed in the Holocaust?