World War II

World War II

1939-1945

Twenty Years after World War I

Causes of World War II

People could not buy anything

Multiple Choice

What caused dictators like Hitler and Mussolini to gain power in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and 1930s?

• A) The success of communism in the Soviet Union.

• B) Terrible economic problems (no jobs, no money) in Europe after World War I.

• C) The support of the United States.

Multiple Choice

Adolf Hitler supported which of the following?

• A) The hatred and murder of all the Jews in Europe

• B) The Treaty of Versailles to maintain peace in Europe

• C) Giving liberties and rights to non-German people

September 1, 1939

Multiple Choice

What event started World War II?

• A) Germany’s union with Austria on March 12, 1938

• B) Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939

• C) Germany’s take-over of the Sudetenland in October, 1918

Face Off

Three bad guys

El Duce

Worshipped as a God by the Japanese

Evil Man

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nations formed the Axis alliance?

• A) The United States, France, Russia, and Great Britain

• B) Britain and Germany

• C) Germany, Italy, and Japan

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

• Emperor Hirohito

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

6 million Killed in the Camps

Multiple Choice

What did Nazis decide was the “final solution” to the Jewish question during WWII?

• A) Deporting Jews to North Africa

• B) Exterminating Jews in death camps

• C) Forcing Jews to create new weapons

Multiple Choice

How many Jews were killed in Nazi concentration camps during World War II?

• 1 million Jews

• 2 million Jews

• 3 million Jews

• 4 million Jews

• 6 million Jews

Multiple Choice

What does the world call the murder of 6 millions Jews in Europe during WWII?

• A) The Holocaust

• B) The Black Death

• C) The French Revolution

The Good Guys (Except for Stalin)

"We Shall Never Surrender!"

"Always choose the hardest way"

Stalin means "Man of Steel"

Europe at the end of 1941

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

• A) Charles de Gaulle

• B) Winston Churchill

• C) Joseph Stalin

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of Russia during WWII and was as evil as Hitler?

• A) Charles de Gaulle

• B) Franklin Roosevelt

• C) Joseph Stalin

Knew we would enter the war eventually

"We have awaken a sleeping giant"

Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean

Attack lasted a little over an hour

Shameful part of American history

Multiple Choice

What event got America involved in World War II?

• A) The Great Depression

• B) The Attack on Pearl Harbor

• C) The invasion of Poland

Multiple Choice

On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?

• A) December 7, 1945

• B) December 7, 1941

• C) December 7, 1939

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the Japanese Empire during World War II?

• A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

• B) Winston Churchill

• C) Emperor Hirohito

• D) Joseph Stalin

Multiple Choice

Even though many Japanese joined the U.S. Army, what did the Americans do to Japanese citizens here in the United States during WWII?

• A) They gave the Japanese money

• B) They placed Japanese in internment camps

• C) They killed 6 million Japanese in concentration camps

Multiple Choice

How many Japanese were sent to internment camps?

• A) 12 million

• B) 12,000

• C) 120,000

Multiple Choice

What were the countries that made up the Allied Powers?

• A) Germany, Great Britain, The U.S.

• B) Italy, Japan, and the United States

• C) Great Britain, Russia, France, and the U.S.

Multiple Choice

Who was the United States president during WWII?

• A) Winston Churchill

• B) Woodrow Wilson

• C) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Here comes Patton!

Amazing pilots even under racism

Multiple Choice

America first attacked the Axis Powers where?

• A) Italy

• B) Russia

• C) North Africa

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the German general in charge of the forces in North Africa who was nicknamed the "Desert Fox"?

• A) Adolf Hitler

• B) Erwin Rommel

• C) Josef Goebbels

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the United States tank commander that defeated the Desert Fox in the North African campaign in WWII?

• A) General Montgomery

• B) General John Pershing

• C) General George S. Patton

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the first all black fighter squadron that defended American bombers over Europe?

• A) P-51 Mustangs

• B) Black Sheep Squadron

• C) Tuskegee Airmen

The part everyone remembers about WWII

5 beaches were attacked that day

Germans know this game is over

Both committed suicide and had bodies burned

Multiple Choice

What was the codename for D-Day?

• A) Operation Overlord

• B) Operation Paper Trail

• C) Operation Sledgehammer

Multiple Choice

D-Day happened on what date?

• A) June 6, 1939

• B) June 6, 1944

• C) June 6, 1945

Multiple Choice

How may beaches were attacked on D-Day?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

The Battle of Berlin was fought in what country?

• A) Great Britain

• B) Russia

• C) Japan

• D) Germany

Multiple Choice

How did Adolf Hitler die?

• A) He hanged himself

• B) By suicide

• C) He lived to be an old man

Body was later burned

A great day for the Allies!

Multiple Choice

The end of the war in Europe is known as what?

• A) D-Day

• B) V-E Day

• C) Independence Day

The war isn't over for America

Showdown

The fighting in the Pacific was horrific

Two atomic bombs

Total Dead: 225,000 men, women, and children

Multiple Choice

What event led to the surrender of Japan?

• A) The Battle of Midway

• B) the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• C) The attack on Pearl Harbor

Multiple Choice

What year did World War II end?

• 1918

• 1939

• 1941

• 1945

The Nuremberg Trials of Nazis

• Nazi war criminals

• Charged with crimes against humanity

• 12 were sentenced to death

Multiple Choice

The trial of Nazi war criminals is known as what?

• A) The Nuremberg Trials

• B) The Holocaust

• C) The Trail of Tears