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WWII: quiz
information on world war two
Question | Answer |
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the countries of ______________began the war | italy japan germany (Axis Powers) |
turning point in war | 1942 |
new weapons | radarsonaratomic bombaircraft carrierbazookaflamethrower |
Der Fuhrer | Adolf Hitler |
allied plan to win the war in the pacific was called | island hopping |
supreme allied commander in europe and africa | dwight d. eienshower |
Il Duce | Benito Mussolini |
date of the "day of infamy" was | december 7, 1941 |
us president that made the decision to bomb the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki | harry truman |
they bombed these cities because | they were industrial cities |
the immediat cause of WWII was | invasion of Poland |
Direct Causes of WWII | nationalismmilitarismrise of dictatorsinternational lawlessness |
Fascist party was found in the countries of | ItalyJapan |
WWII aka | Global War |
WWII began in | 1939 |
invasion of _____on june 6, 1944 | France |
known as _________ | D-day |
on september 2, 1945, WWII ended and this day was called "___________" | VJ-day |
lightning warfare or the __________ was a new method of fighting in WWII | blitzkrieg |
the world peacekeeping organization created after WWII was the | United Nations |
Headquarters of the United Nations is in | New York City |
the supreme allied commander in the pacific | douglas macauthur |
5 permanent members of the security council are | USGreat BritainFranceRussiaPeoples' Republic of China |