World War II Review

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World War II Review
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He was the military leader of Japan.

• Hideki Tojo

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This was the code name for the making of the
atomic bomb.

• The Manhattan Project

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The Desert Fox - leader of Axis troops in North
Africa and in France during D-Day. What was his
real name?

• Rommel

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The Soviets stopped the Nazis advance at this
city. Sometimes called the turning point of the
war in Europe.

• Stalingrad

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V-E Day occurred on

• May 8, 1945

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An Allied victory at this battle prevented the
Japanese from invading Australia.

• Battle of the Coral Sea

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The term Issei means

• People in the United States who had immigrated
  from Japan.

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The first country invaded by Germany was

• Austria

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This document signed by FDR said that Americans
could not supply foreign nations with goods or
weapons.

• Neutrality Acts

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Hitler signed the non-aggression pact with what
leader and his country.

• Stalin, USSR

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This document said that Hitler would not invade
any more land if Britain and France allowed them
to take Sudetenland.

Munich Pact
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The leader of the American naval forces in the
Pacific was

• Chester Nimitz

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At Pearl Harbor, the most casualties occurred
when this ship sank.

• The U.S.S. Arizona

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The W.A.C. stands for

• The Womens Army Corp

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Which of the following battles occurred closest
to Japan?

1. Iwo Jima
2. The Battle of Midway
3. Okinawa

OKINAWA
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The Axis powers include what three countries

1. Japan
2. Germany
3. Italy

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The Night of the Broken Glass- where Jewish
shops and property was damaged is called

• Kristallnacht

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What are the names of the two air forces that
engaged in combat at the Battle of Britain

• The RAF and the Luftwaffe

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The WPBs role during the war was to

• Decide what companies converted to war time
  production needs

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The Atlantic charter involved what two leaders?

• Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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The Allied invasion of Northern Africa was called

• Operation Torch

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Hitler wrote a book called

• Mein Kampf

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The Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on this date.

• August 9, 1945

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The Battle of the Atlantic involved what three
countries?

• Germany and the United States and Great Britain.

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The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the
Atlantic was

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Name two other options besides dropping the
atomic bomb.

1. Diplomatic- conditional surrender
2. Invade Japan
3. Wait for Russians to help

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Who won the American presidential election in
1944?

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Hitler invaded all of the following countries
EXCEPT

1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Belgium
4. Spain

SPAIN
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What was the American policy towards foreign
affairs called in the 1930s?

• Isolationism

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This country was defeated at the Battle of the
Bulge.

• Germany

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Hitler used this military tactic in bombing
Poland.

• Blitzkrieg

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This act passed by Congress allowed America to
ship weapons across the ocean to England and
Britain.

• Lend Lease Act

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This famous Jewish scientist came to the United
States at the beginning of World War II.

• Albert Einstein

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The date of D-Day (month, day, year) and the
region of France invaded.

• June 6, 1944 Normandy

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This general was in charge of the Philippines
prior to the Bataan Death March.

• General MacArthur

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After the United States entered the war they
decided to concentrate most of their efforts on
Germany first. Why?

• Because they considered Hitler most dangerous
• Because Stalin needed help
• 3) Because the U.S. could only look for help in
  the Pacific when Hitler was defeated

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This general and his troops liberated Paris

• General Patton

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This leader signed the Munich Pact with Hitler

• Neville Chamberlain

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OPA stands for

• The Office of Price Administration

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This organization championed isolationism in the
United States.

• America First