World War II - Chapter 2

december 7, 1941 .....

• was when Germany invaded poland
• Great Britain and Zfrance declared war 
• japan attacked pearl harbor
• Germany invaded Soviet Zunion

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war

• Woodrow Wilson
• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Basil Fawlty

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• ended war in the Pacific
• opened a second front to Asia
• caused the Japanese seizure of Manchuria
• was a result of the Potsdam conference

Harry S.Truman

• Prime Minister of Great Britain during and after World War II
• Fascist Italian leader
• Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany before and during World War II. He was able to rise to power because he promised to provide jobs and rebuild German pride.
• American President who ordered atomic bomb on Japan

DDay: 

• June 6,44- allies chosen day to invade France. Germans were under pressure on all sides and retreated.
• because Americans were interfering with Japan's desire to expand in Asia and pacific, Japanese had surprise attack on America
• American President who ordered atomic bomb on Japan
• Harry Truman dropped bomb:

World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 

• The Cold War
• The Dust Bowl
• The Great Depression

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

• Americans
• Christians
• Muslims
• Jews

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The island hopping strategy was used in which theater of World War 2?

• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Europe
• North Africa 

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To put Jews on trial for religious crimes.
• A series of laws targeting Jews.
• To put Nazi officials on trial for their crimes in WW2.
• To create the nation of Israel of the Jewish people.

Which two cities were the atomic bombs dropped on, causing total devastation?

• Tokyo and Hiroshima
• Nagasaki and Suzuki
• Tokyo and Nagasaki
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki