WWII Study Guide Flashcards
How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
Adolf Hitler
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
Pearl Harbor
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
Joseph Stalin
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the prime minister of England?
Churchill
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
December 7, 1941
The Allies consisted of……
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
How did the other world leaders respond to Hitler’s aggression?
Appeasement
What was appeasement?
Allowing small acts of aggression to get away
What marked to beginning of World War 2?
Hitler’s invasion of Poland
Allowed the US to lend equipment to other nations fighting the Axis powers
Lend Lease Act
What did FDR call, “a date which will live in infamy”
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in FDR declaring war on-
Japan
