WW II Vocabulary Quiz

Which of the following men was the leader of the communist party and the president of The U.S.S.R. He allied with The U.S.A and Great Britain to defeat Nazi Germany, but was a ruthless dictator himself.

This man was the Prime Minister of Great Britain before WW II began. He was a weak leader and supported the policy of "Appeasement" which allowed Hitler and Germany to annex Czechoslovakia and become very powerful.

This man was the father Fascism, and the Fascist Leader of Italy before and during WW II. He was executed by his own countryman towards the end of WW II.

This man was the president of the U.S.A at the beginning of WW II, and when the U.S. was bombed at Pearl Harbor but died in office from complications to Polio after serving three consecutive terms of office.

This man was the commanding General of the Imperial Japanese Navy who approved the sunrise attack on Pearl Harbor on June 7th 1941.

This Man became the chancellor of Germany in 1933 and was the leader of the Nazi political party. He formally ordered the German army to invade Poland and which started WW II in Europe ?

This Man was the Commanding General of all Allied Forces in the European Theater of War and was the officer in charge of planning and carrying out the D-Day Invasion.

This man was the Prime Minister of Great Britain that would not surrender to Germany and the Nazi Party. He was an intense leader.

"Victory over Japan day" / August 15, 1945/ WWII was ended

May 8, 1945/ "Victory in Europe" Day/ Germans surrendered and war in Europe ended

A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI

Giving in to Hitler's demands in hopes he would be satisfied and prevent a war/ Britain and France used this by giving Hitler the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia)

Massive aerial and amphibious invasion of France by the Allies in 1944 which led to the freeing of France from Axis control/ known as "D-Day"

A warlike act by one country against another without just cause

The policy of extending a nation's boundaries. This policy was used by the Japanese to gain natural resources in Manchuria and Korea.

The alliance between Italy, Germany, and Japan

Japanese city obliterated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th, 1945

The Region between Germany and France demilitarized by a provision of the Treaty of Versailles; Hitler occupied this region first.

Refusing to trade with a place for political reasons.

Ended WWII in Japan & created a nuclear arms race between U.S. and Soviet Union

A resource-rich region of north-east China. Japan invaded this area first during the War.

The laws that congress passed that were designed to keep the United States out of future wars were called

The City in Japan that was the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945 after leaflets were dropped warning the Japanese residents of the coming attack.

A law passed by congress that gave FDR the power to sell, transfer, exchange, or lease military equipment to any country to help it defend itself against the Axis Powers.

A ban on trade with a specific country for political or economic reasons.

The Nazi program of imprisoning and exterminating Jews under the leadership of Adolph Hitler.

The Treaty that ended WW I and also blamed Germany for starting WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

The American strategy in World War II to capture Japanese-held islands in the Pacific and move on to others to bring the American military closer and closer to Japan itself

During a policy meeting Great Britain and France met with Hitler, allowing him to take over Czechoslovakia as long as he agreed to expand no further. The agreement was seen as an assurance of peace and was called what?

Payment for damages after a war

The World War II battle between invading German forces and Soviet defenders for control of Stalingrad with each side taking hundreds of thousands of casualties. Germany's retreat & eventual defeat marked a turning point in the war for the Allied Powers

United States military base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II on December 7, 1941. FDR said it will be a "Day that will live in infamy".

"Lighting war", type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939

The prolonged bombing of British cities by the German Luftwaffe ( Air Force) during World War II and the aerial combat between pilots that accompanied the bombing raids.

Agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany in which they pledged not to fight one another and secretly they decided to split Poland between each other's countries prior to the start of WW II.

A policy of avoiding contact with other countries

Important naval site taken control of by Germany to control the flow of oil out of the middle east during WW II.

African country that had maintained it independence until Italy successfully imperialized it for the use of its natural resources and cheap labor.

New Technology that allowed Great Britain to spot incoming enemy airplanes into their territory.

What date and event do western democratic countries specifically recognize as the start date for WW II?