WWII Part 2 - Group A (2025)

First successful air attack on Japan. April 1942. Propaganda boost but little actual impact on the war.

Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of _____. First US combat experience in Europe.

Term for hatred and persecution of Jews.

US Pacific war strategy - A series of attacks on fortified bases that could be used to launch more attacks.

Match the Image with the Battle; Symbolized sacrifice, effort, and patriotism.

Japanese cities which were attacked by Atomic Bombs; August 6th & 9th, 1945.

Volcanic Japanese Island attacked by US Forces in February, 1945; Allowed US to more easily bomb Japan.

Japanese wartime atrocities committed against US and Filipino forces in early 1942

Native Americans who trained as Marine radio operators in the Pacific.

US General who Commanded Operation Torch, D-Day, & Served as Supreme Allied Commander in the West.

Overall US strategy during the Pacific war; Attack Japanese bases and use them to support further advances.

Secret project to develop the Atomic Bomb. Successfully tested , July 1945. Helped end war in the Pacific

The Allies invaded ___ to ease pressure on Russia and provide a base with which to attack Germany.

Final (and Bloodiest) battle of the Pacific war. April-June, 1945; Large scale use of Kamikaze attacks.

VJ Day was _____.

Amphibious invasion on June 6th, 1944. Beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazis.

What were the meetings between Allied leaders to determine the end of WWII and postwar order?

US President from 1945-1952. Ends WWII; Orders use of Atomic Bomb.

African American fighter pilots during WWII. Served as bomber escorts; Had exemplary record.

Term for the attempted extermination of an entire race or relgion.

What is the date of VE Day?

Physicist who led the Manhattan project to build an atomic bomb.

Japanese suicide pilots; Caused Huge US losses during World War II

Commander of Operation Torch; Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe; Future president. From Abilene, KS

In which May, 1942 Naval Battle did US led allied forces stop Japan's advance to Australia. The US lost more ships.

Deliberate attempt by the Nazis to exterminate all European Jews and other groups deemed undesirable.

First US victory against Japan; June 1942; Turning point in the Pacific war. Aided by Allied Code breakers.

Final German offensive against the Western Allies; 12/44-1/45; US Victory (Extremely Cold)

Epic 1942 between Soviet and German troops; USSR victory marked turning point in war.

Which of the following punished Nazi leaders following WWII?