US History - Quiz 32 (WWII) Flashcards
1
Q
Fascist leader who took control of Italy in 1922
A
Benito Mussolini
2
Q
the form of government in Japan during WW II
A
militarism
3
Q
when did WW II begin?
A
1939
4
Q
he led the British and American invasion of Italy and captured Rome in 1944
A
George Patton
5
Q
this battle is remembered as the turning point of the war in the Pacific
A
Battle of Midway
6
Q
During WW II, Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as the _______ Powers
A
Axis
7
Q
the prime minister of Great Britain during the Battle of Britain
A
Winston Churchill
8
Q
Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan on December 7, _____.
A
1941
9
Q
the supreme Allied commander in Europe
A
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10
Q
Jimmy Doolittle led a bombing raid on this city in 1942
A
Tokyo
