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WWII- Bobcats 4 Life
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Question | Answer |
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When did the U.S. enter into WWII? | Dec. 7, 1941 |
Why did the U.S. enter into WWII? | Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii |
During WWII, Germany, Japan, and Italy called their alliance the ____ ____. | Axis Powers |
____ was the leader of Germany. | Hitler |
____ was the leader of Italy. | Mussolini |
The U.S. will enter the war on the side of the ____. | Allies |
The Axis Powers were able to take over most of Europe using quick and effective attacks, this type of warfare was called the ____. | Blitzkreig |
To get a foot hold in Europe, the Allies had to invade France, a country that Germany had conquered on _____. | D-day |
As the Allies liberated Europe they found out about the Holocaust, which was - | a government policy to exterminate all the Jews |
Hitler was the leader of Germany and the ____ political party. | Nazi |
When one group tries to kill an entire race or ethnicity of people it is called - | genocide |
What did Hitler do once he was surrounded? | committed suicide |
What happened on August 6, 1945? | The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan |
What happened on August 9, 1945? | The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan |
After the U.S. dropped both atomic bombs the emperor of Japan finally did what? | surrendered unconditionallly |
What were the Navajo Code Talkers? | Navajo Indians that used their language as an unbreakable code during WWII against the Japanese |