US History WWII Test
| Description: Review Quiz for the World War II Test for US History | |
| Number of Questions: 39 | |
| Created by: Ankita Patil | |
| Tags: USA History WWII |
The purpose of this was to bring Nazi war criminals to justice
This was created in 1945 to "maintain international peace and security"
This helped to establish Allied plans after WWII
This was set up by President Roosevelt to help persecuted people
Most concentration "death" camps were in
The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially of a particular ethnic group
Night of the Broken glass
Hatred of Jewish people
The mass extermination of Jews and other groups by the Germans during and before WWII
Leader of the Manhattan Project
These were dropped on August 6th & 9th 1945 on Japan
Manhattan Project
Kamikazes
Supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe
Became US president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt
The last German offensive of World War 2
The largest land & sea invasion in WW2
1944 Supreme Court Case that ruled that the Internment of Japanese was legal
Happened because of Executive Order 9066
A cultural icon of the USA, representing American women who worked in factories during WW2
Major battle in the Pacific theater at sea; a turning point for the allies in the war in 1942
The bloodiest battle of all WW2
75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to march 65-miles to prison camps in 1942
Not an American general during WWII
December 7th, 1941 was the date of
Japanese general during WWII
This was an agreement made between Roosevelt & Churchill outlining their goals for WW2
This allowed the US to help allies by sending war materials before it was in the war
This 1940 battle was fought mostly through the air with almost 3000 planes being shot down
Leader of Great Britain during WWII
All of following were a part of the Allied Powers except
This Axis Powers included all of the following countries except
Lightning war
An agreement that allowed Germany to take parts of Czechoslovakia in 1938
A policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope it will maintain peace
Japan invaded this country in 1931, beginning its expansion
Leader of Italy during WWII
Leader of the USSR during WWII
Dictator of Germany during WWII