WWII/Beginning of Cold War

Which countries made up the Axis powers in WWII?

• Italy, Germany, Austria
• Italy, Germany, Japan
• Italy, Japan, Soviet Union

Which countries listed made up the Allied side?

• USA, Japan, Germany, Great Britain
• USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain
• Soviet Union, Japan, France

How and when did WWII begin?

• With the Zimmerman telegram
• With the sinking of the Luisitania
• When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939

Why did the US get involved in the war?

• When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941

• When Germany flew planes into Hawaaii

• When Hitler invaded Poland

• Aquaman talked to FDR and convinced him that a war would be the right thing to do

What was the Holocaust?

• The attempt at eliminating the Japanese
• The attempt at eliminating all of the Jews from Europe
• The attempt at bringing peace at the end of the war

How did the Allies, specifically the US, end the war on the Pacific front against Japan?

• Imprisoned all of the Japanese soldiers until they surrendered.
• Used a new type of grenade against the soldiers
• Dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?

• island hopping
• total war
• Anaconda plan
• blockade

What role did women  take during WWII?

• house wives that took care of the house and  children
• drove tanks and fought in the war
• created black out curtains for everyone 
• filled many traditionally male jobs