World War II Review

1. World War II Review

2. He was the military leader of Japan. Hideki Tojo

3. This was the code name for the making of the atomic bomb. The Manhattan Project

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

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

6. V-E Day occurred on… May 8, 1945

7. An Allied victory at this battle prevented the Japanese from invading Australia. Battle of the Coral Sea

8. The term “Issei” means: People in the United States who had immigrated from Japan.

9. The first country invaded by Germany was… Austria

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

11. Hitler signed the non-aggression pact with what leader and his country. Stalin, USSR

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

13. The leader of the American naval forces in the Pacific was… Chester Nimitz

14. At Pearl Harbor, the most casualties occurred when this ship sank. The U.S.S. Arizona

15. The W.A.C. stands for… “The Women’s Army Corp”

16. Which of the following battles occurred closest to Japan? • Iwo Jima • The Battle of Midway • Okinawa OKINAWA

17. The Axis powers include what three countries… • Japan • Germany • Italy

18. “The Night of the Broken Glass”- where Jewish shops and property was damaged is called Kristallnacht

19. What are the names of the two air forces that engaged in combat at the Battle of Britain The RAF and the Luftwaffe

20. The WPB’s role during the war was to… Decide what companies converted to war time production needs

21. The Atlantic charter involved what two leaders? Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt

22. The Allied invasion of Northern Africa was called … Operation Torch

23. Hitler wrote a book called… Mein Kampf

24. The Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on this date. August 9, 1945

25. The Battle of the Atlantic involved what three countries? Germany and the United States and Great Britain.

26. The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Atlantic was… Dwight D. Eisenhower

27. Name two other options besides dropping the atomic bomb. • Diplomatic- conditional surrender • Invade Japan • Wait for Russians to help

28. Who won the American presidential election in 1944? Franklin Delano Roosevelt

29. Hitler invaded all of the following countries EXCEPT: • Denmark • Norway • Belgium • Spain SPAIN

30. What was the American policy towards foreign affairs called in the 1930’s? Isolationism

31. This country was defeated at the Battle of the Bulge. Germany

32. Hitler used this military tactic in bombing Poland. Blitzkrieg

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

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

35. The date of D-Day (month, day, year) and the region of France invaded. June 6, 1944; Normandy

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

37. 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

38. This general and his troops liberated Paris… General Patton

39. This leader signed the Munich Pact with Hitler… Neville Chamberlain

40. “OPA” stands for… The Office of Price Administration

41. This organization championed isolationism in the United States. America First