World War 2 Key Events Review

What event began World War 2?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec 7, 1941)

• German invasion of Poland (Sept 1, 1939)

• Dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• Election of President Roosevelt

What event ended World War 2?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec 7, 1941)

• German invasion of Poland (Sept 1, 1939)

• Dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• Election of President Roosevelt

What event caused the USA to enter World War 2?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec 7, 1941)

• German invasion of Poland (Sept 1, 1939)

• Dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• Election of President Roosevelt

What were the two major fronts or battlefields of WW2?

• North America & Russia

• Europe & Asia

• South America & Australia

• Vietnam & India

What is the name for the genocide of Jewish people and other types of people by the Nazis in WW2?

• Surprise Attack

• Japanese Internment Camps

• The Holocaust

• The Longest Day

How did the USA treat Japanese people in America during WW2?

• They gave them jobs

• The USA created internment camps for them

• The USA deported all Japanese people

• The USA did nothing to Japanese people

Cold War Preview: Which countries emerged as the top two superpowers in the world after WW2 ended, because of their nuclear weapons?

• The USA & the USSR

• China & North Korea

• Japan & Germany

• Brazil & Mexico