WW2 Quiz Flashcards
The British stopped the Afrika Korps in July
Battle of El Alamein
The Germans quickly pushed the allied forces back about 65 miles, which gave the battle it’s name
Battle of the Bulge
Invaded France on June 6th 1944
D-Day
Largest Naval battle in history
Leyte golf
Which concentration camp had an uprising
Warsaw Ghetto
Who are the 3 axis power leaders
Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin
What type of government did each contrary have ?
Italy- Fascism, Germany- Nazis, The Soviet Union- Communist
Why did Great Britain and France declare war ?
Hitler was invading lands he said he would not which was breaking his appeasement
Why is the U.S important?
They dropped an atomic bomb which let us defeat Japan
What was appeasement and isolationism ? What do they have to do with the war ?
They keep the country from invading on peoples land and people did it anyway and then that caused war
Led the U.S pacific Fleet
Chester Nimizts
Could not stop japans attacks in the Philippines
General Mac Arthur
Was known as the desert Fox for his bold surprise attacks
General Rommel
