World War II

What warrior code demanded extreme loyalty, discipline, sacrifice & no respect for POWs?

During the mid-1930s, which British politician argued against appeasing Germany?

James Doolittle led a bombing raid on this nation, causing immense propaganda impact.

Which military group launched Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944, turning the tide in Western Europe during WWII?

What was the name of the Allied plan to attack Japan, focusing on positions that were not well defended?

Jan Karski showed the destruction of this nation's Jews by infiltrating the Warsaw Ghetto/Izbica Lubelska transit camp.

Which US President used the atomic bombs to attempt to bring the war to a fast conclusion/save lives?

Iwo Jima, known for the famous flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, served as a fuel depot to bomb which nation in WWII?

This British stock broker assisted in saving thousands of Jewish children from Czechslovakia during WWII.

Okinawa would have served as the last stop using island hopping to invade which nation during WWII?

Which nation was famously neutral during World War II?

The following government types demand loyalty above family, no individual rights & use of secret police.

The Battle of Midway saw the destruction of what nation's naval fleet?

Which of the following were the Axis Powers before/during World War II?

Which nation at first did not want to get involved in World War II due to the Great Depression & after effects of WW I?

What was the Germany military strategy that relied on surprise/overwhelming force?

With the defeat of Nazi Germany in May, 1945 & Imperial Japan in August, 1945, what war came to an end?

The Battle of the Bulge was what nation's last attempt at an offensive during World War II?

Which 2 nations signed a Non-Aggression Pact shortly before World War II which included dividing Poland?

Stalin, Mussolini and Hirohito would be considered leaders of what type of government?

This Dutch teacher saved Jewish schoolchildren during WWII.

This Japanese diplomat saved thousands of Jewish lives in Lithuania by providing passports in WWWII.

When Poland was invaded in 1939, which 2 nations declared war on Germany?

Guadalcanal was the first successful use of island hopping by which military group during WWII?

Approximately 60 nations later joined which military group at the end of World War II?

This Battle is known as absolutely pivotal in the Eastern Front in Europe during WWII, seeing Germany's defeat.

Which nation was defeated by Germany due to over-reliance on defense, ignoring intelligence & use of bunkers?

The attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403, on December 7, 1941 caused which nation to join the Allies?

Due to the courage of the Royal Air Force, which nation survived a lone Battle against Germany preventing its invasion?

What nation, forced by depseration due to approching Allied forces, used kamikazes in World War II?

Operation Barbarossa was Germany's surprise invasion of which nation, causing it to join the Allies?

Which nation built an ultimately failed Maginot Line with Germany before World War II?

This German businessman assisted Jews in escaping from Auschwitz during WWII by labeling them as essential workers.

The Battle of Dunkirk allowed which group in World War II to save almost 338,000 soldiers?

What political philosophy involves surrendering land/territory to aggressor nations in the hopes of peace?

This Swedish diplomat saved thousands of Hungarian Jews by providing passports during WWII.

Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Treaty of Versailles & Totalitarianism were seen as the major causes of:

This Polish nurse saved Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.

Unlike Italy, Spain & Germany, the Soviet Union would be considered what type of political ideology?