War in Europe

Question 1

Axis Powers & Leaders

Answer 1

Germany- led by Adolf Hitler
Italy- led by Benito Mussolini
Japan- led by Emperor Hirohito

Question 2

Allied Powers & Leaders

Answer 2

United Kingdom- led by Winston Churchill
Soviet Union- led by Joseph Stalin
United States- led by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 3

D-Day

Answer 3

Day - June 6, 1944
It brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the Allied Armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. Each country was assigned to 1-2 beaches. The U.S. had Omaha and Utah beaches. Led by Eisenhower. Made it look like Calais was the point of attack.

Question 4

Stalingrad

Answer 4

Two million casualties combined. Germans vs. every person they could go against in Stalingrad (S.U.). Hitler didn’t let them retreat. First major Nazi loss. July 17, 1942, Germans bomb Stalingrad - city to rubble. Germans surrendered in 1943.

Question 5

Battle of the Bulge

Answer 5

The German army launched a massive offensive in the Ardennes Forest. The Battle of the Bulge would be the largest engagement ever fought by the US . It was the US Army’s greatest struggle to deny Adolf Hitler’s last chance for victory

Question 6

Holocaust

Answer 6

The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators. The Holocaust was an evolving process that took place throughout Europe between 1933 and 1945.

Question 7

Germany Falls - V-E day

Answer 7

The day after the leader of the German forces signed a statement of unconditional surrender.