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WWII Trivia

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country invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939 Poland
German word for "lightning war" blitzkrieg
name of the German air force Luftwaffe
turning point of the Pacific theater Battle of Midway
largest concentration camp Auschwitz
English translation of German "panzer" tank
German city that was firebombed in February 1945, killing 25,000 Dresden
German encryption machine cracked by British and Polish codebreakers Enigma
French town evacuated by the British in 1940 Dunkirk
term for German submarine U-Boat
term for Japanese suicide bombers kamikaze
U.S. nuclear program the Manhattan Project
finish the quote from FDR delivered in a speech on December 7, 1941, upon the bombing of Pearl Harbor "...a date that will live in _____." infamy
name for June 6, 1944 D-Day
what the V in V-E stands for victory
British Prime Minister for majority of the war Winston Churchill
British King George VI
Presidents of the U.S. during WWII Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman
Supreme Allied commander in Europe Dwight Eisenhower
Russian dictator Joseph Stalin
German führer Adolf Hitler
Italian duce Benito Mussolini
Japanese emperor Hirohito
Created by: A.Tackett
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