WW II Key Vocabulary, Leaders, and Events

Winston Churchill

• Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW II

• President of the United States during WW II

• Chancellor of Germany during WW II

• Leader of the Soviet Union during WW II

Adolf Hitler

• Dictator of Germany during WW II

• Leader of the Soviet Union during WW II

• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WW II

• President of the United States during WW II

Battle of Stalingrad

• A significant battle where the Soviets stopped German advances

• A naval battle in the Pacific

• A battle that resulted in the fall of Berlin

• A minor skirmish with no major impact

"Island Hopping"

• A strategy used by the Americans to take back the Pacific Islands from the Japanese

• A method of transportation between islands

• A type of vacation package

• A military tactic used in Europe

The Tuskegee Airmen

• First African American pilots in WW II

• A group of famous WWII spies

• The first all-female fighter squadron

• A team of WWII naval commanders

FDR

• President of the United States during WW II

• A famous American author

• A renowned scientist

• A popular musician

What was the German war strategy called during the invasion of Poland?

• Blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war.

• Weltkrieg, meaning world war.

• Sturm und Drang, meaning storm and stress.

• Kriegsführung, meaning warfare.

Aryan Supremacy

• Belief that Germans are a superior race

• Belief in the equality of all races

• Belief that Aryans should dominate other cultures

• Belief that all races are inferior to Asians

What event marked the beginning of World War II?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The invasion of Poland by Germany on September 1, 1939.

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The fall of France in 1940

Attack at Pearl Harbor

• A surprise military strike by Japan against the United States naval base

• A diplomatic negotiation between the US and Japan

• A naval battle between the US and Germany

• A peace treaty signed between the US and Japan