World War II

Why did the U.S. enter World War II?

• Germany invaded Poland

• The United States was eager to join the fight

• Japan and Italy teamed up with Germany

• Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan

Who were the black pilots who fought during WWII?

• Union Soldiers

• Maverick & Goose

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Buffalo Soldiers

What two cities in Japan were attacked with nuclear weapons?

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

• Yokohama

List the three main countries that were part of the Axis.

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• France

World War II started as Germany invaded _____.

• Poland

• Russia

• France

• Great Britain

What German leader ordered the murder of 11 million people, including 6 million Jewish people, in concentration camps?

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Hirohito

• Joseph Stalin

What was the group of countries called that the U.S. joined in WWII?

• Axis

• Allies

• Central Powers

• Hydra

What does it mean that Switzerland remained neutral during WWII?

• They joined the Allies

• They joined the Axis

• They chose to stay out of the war

• They made delicious cheese

What U.S. president decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

What U.S. president gave an important speech after Pearl Harbor suggesting that it was time for the U.S. to get involved in the war, and then led the U.S. throughout most of the war?

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Woodrow Wilson