World War 2

What event marked the beginning of World War 2?

• The war started when Germany invaded Poland

• The German-Soviet Non-aggression Pact - when Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland to gain more territory and power.

• The war was against the Allies-Britain, France, Persia, China United States

• Axis powers- Germany, Italy, Japan

What happened after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

• Germany invaded Poland.

• The Allied Forces asked for help to land in Normandy.

• Japan bombed Hawaii.

• The US entered the war.

Why did Americans not want to get involved in the war?

• Nationalism

• Communists

• Isolationalist

• Senators

Who was the dictator of Italy?

• Winston Churchill

• Emerpor Hirohito

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• FDR

• Harry Truman

Who were the Axis powers?

• Great Britain, France, and US

• Germany, France, Japan

• Italy, Germany, Great Britain

• Japan, Germany, Italy

Who ruled as dictator of Germany?

• Hitler

• Mussolini

• Stalin

• FDR

What event prompted the US entry into WWI?

• The sinking of the US Maine

• The sinking of Lusitania and loss of 128 American lives

• The blitzkrieg of Britain

• the Treaty of Tordesille

What event did Franklin Roosevelt call "a date which will live in infamy?"

• The bombing of Nagasaki
• The attack on Pearl Harbor
• The annexation of Austria by Hitler
• The Battle of Stalingrad

What two countries declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?

• Britain and the Soviet Union
• Britain and the United States
• Britain and France
• Italy and the Soviet Union