WWII Review

The Germans successfully used "_____" or "lightning war" tactics, to overwhelm enemy forces

Name of the German "doctor" who performed medical "experiments" on Jewish prisoners.

What was Germany's last offensive against the Allied powers?

The leader of Italy during WW2:

Which nation lost at least 20 million people during WW2?

Approximately __________ Americans died while serving America in World War II.

What was the "final solution" to the Germans' Jewish "problem"?

What battle in June, 1942 was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

The militaristic prime minister of Japan for most of WW2:

Approximately how many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?

Watchtowers and bunkers in Cape May and Cape Henlopen protected the ____ Bay from Nazi u-boats

US strategy in the Pacific: bypass strongly held islands and attack weaker ones to gain bases.

Allied Commander in the Pacific Theater

The Axis Powers of WW2 included:

What did the Allies do to trick the Germans so D-Day could be successful?

World War 2 began when Germany invaded what country?

On August 6, 1945, the US first dropped an atomic bomb on which Japanese city?

Many of those that didn't die immediately from the atomic blasts of 1945 suffered from

The Cold War, clash between capitalism and communism, was between which two superpowers?

What was the Holocaust?

The names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were?

Major battle in Soviet Union in which Soviet troops defeated Germany; heavy casualties.

Who was the Allied commander in Europe?

During which battle was the following photo taken?

What did the US do to Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?

What country used Kamikaze ("divine wind") attacks?

The leader of Russia during WW2:

Great Britain and the US signed what agreement for supplies?

What joined Germany and Italy with Japan?

What US leader made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?

Germany planned to invade Great Britain after doing what?

Allied invasion of Normandy, France:

The leader of the US for most of WW2:

What event caused the US to declare war and begin fighting in WW2?

Allied project to bring former Nazi scientists to the US to develop new technologies.

Walled-off areas of cities into which Jews were forced to move:

The Allied Powers included:

The leader of Great Britain during WW2 was: