WW2 Flashcards
Date of Pearl Harbor Attack
December 7, 1941
Date of the D-Day Attack
June 6, 1944
What is the capital of the Britain ?
London
What is the capital of the Soviet Union?
Moscow
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
Who was the Prime Minister of the Britain during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Who led Free France during World War II?
Charles de Gaulle
Who was the President of the United States until April 1945?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States?
Harry S. Truman
Who was the leader of Italy during most of World War II?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II?
Emperor Hirohito
Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II?
Hideki Tojo
Which location was the site of a major evacuation of Allied soldiers in 1940?
Dunkirk
Who was the Führer of Nazi Germany?
Adolf Hitler
Where is the U.S. naval base that was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941?
Pearl Harbor
Which city was the site of a major battle between German and Soviet forces from 1942-1943?
Stalingrad
On which Japanese city was the second atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945?
Nagasaki
On which Japanese city was the first atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945?
Hiroshima
What was the policy of conceding to aggression by a warlike nation, notably Britain and France’s policy towards Nazi Germany, called?
Appeasement
What term refers to the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945?
Third Reich
What term describes Japanese suicide pilots who conducted attacks against Allied naval vessels during World War II?
Kamikaze
What is the political ideology characterized by dictatorial power, extreme nationalism, and suppression of opposition?
Fascism
What term means “lightning war,” a fast and powerful form of warfare used by Germany during World War II?
Blitzkrieg
Which city was bombed first with an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945?
Hiroshima
Which city was bombed second with an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945?
Nagasaki
Which location was the site of a major battle between the United States and Japan in 1945, famous for the iconic photograph of U.S. Marines raising the flag?
Iwo Jima
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, responsible for planning and executing the D-Day invasion?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was the U.S. Army General who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater?
Douglas MacArthur
Which U.S. Army Air Forces General led the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities in April 1942?
James Doolittle
What term describes the grouping of eight U.S. battleships moored at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack?
Battleship Row
Describe the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
The Battle of the Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place from May 4-8, 1942. It was significant as the first aircraft carrier battle and a strategic victory for the Allies, halting Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
