World War II & Interwar Period Flashcards
He was the British
Prime Minster best
known for his policy
of appeasement
before World War II
started.
Neville Chamberlain
This British Prime
Minister for most of
World War II said,
“We will never
surrender, whatever
the cost may be.”
Winston Churchill
This American
general was
named the
Supreme
Allied
Commander
of all forces
in Europe.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This American
president said
December 7th, the
date on which Pearl
Harbor was
attacked, was “a
date which will live
in infamy.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
He led the Nazi
Party and wrote the
book Mein Kampf
about his plans for
Germany
Adolf Hitler
He was given the
nickname Il Duce
and led a Fascist
government
in Italy.
Benito Mussolini
He used 5 Year
Plans to
industrialize the
Soviet Union before
killing millions in
the Great Purge
Joseph Stalin
He was the Emperor
of Japan during
World War II.
Hirohito
He was the US
President who took
office in 1945 and
authorized
dropping
the atomic
bomb on
Japan.
Harry S, Truman
He was the
militaristic Prime
Minister of Japan
and responsible for
the attack on
Pearl
Harbor.
Tojo
Appeasement and
Hitler’s demands
showed the
weakness of this
international
organization.
League of Nations
WWII officially
began when
Germany invaded
this Eastern
European country.
Poland
Despite having
signed a nonaggression pact,
Germany turned
and invaded this
country in 1941
Soviet Union
The Japanese
bombed this
American naval
base in Hawaii on
Dec. 7, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
Radar and the
code-breaking
machine Enigma
helped England
defeat the Luftwaffe
in this battle in
1940.
Battle of Britain
This battle in the
Soviet Union was the
deadliest of all time
with about 2 million
casualties.
Stalingrad
This German
military strategy
involved surprise
and overwhelming
force to quickly
defeat an opposing
army.
Blitzkrieg
American marines
famously rose the
flag on this island
close to Japan.
Iwo Jima
Japan invaded this
region of China for
its coal and iron.
Manchuria
This Japanese city
was the first to be hit
with an atomic
bomb on
August
6
th, 1945.
Hiroshima
This battle in June
1942 was the
turning point in the
Pacific when the US
struck a strong blow
against the
Japanese fleet.
Battle of Midway
What was the
nickname for the
American strategy for
victory in the Pacific ?
Island-Hopping
The Japanese finally
surrendered after
what city was hit
with a second
atomic bomb on
August 9th, 1945?
Nagasaki
What Native
American group
provided an
unbreakable code
for communication
in the Pacific during
WWII?
Navajo Codetalkers
