(C) World War 2

Choose the four nations that were part of the Axis Powers and four nations that were part of the Allied Powers during ww2.

Match the leader of each nation with the correct country.

What was the policy that Britain and France used when dealing with Hitler's demands before the war?

Which policy did America not use before joining the war?

What years did WW2 take place?

What is the correct date (month, day, & year) of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Match the military leader with the correct definition:

The D-Day invasion was the largest amphibious assault in the history of the world and took place on the beaches of ____________________

Rather than being captured by the Russians, Hitler committed suicide with his wife and dog in his underground Berlin bunker.

The German armies would not surrender, even after learning of Hitler's death.

Knowing they would be put on trial for war crimes, many Nazi leaders fled Europe as the war was ending.

Which battle is considered a 'turning point' of the war in the Pacific, as America was able to sink four Japanese aircraft carriers.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered Japanese-Americans living on the west coast be moved to Internment camps.

Choose the two Japanese cities that America dropped Atomic bombs on.

FDR died in office before WW2 was over. Who took over as President?

V-E Day means Victory Everywhere

Which events did the Nazis commit relating to the Holocaust. (Check all that apply)

World War 2 was the largest and deadliest war in the history of mankind. The Nazis and their allies killed millions in Europe, while the Japanese killed millions in China and the Pacific. The horrors of the Holocaust against the Jewish and the Japanese against the Chinese are some of the worst acts of war crimes ever committed. However, America is the only nation to drop a nuclear bomb on another nation, wiping out entire cities of men, women, children, babies, and elderly.

Do you believe America was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Explain why or why not using historical evidence in several sentences.

The Manhattan Project cost America over 2 billion dollars to build the atomic bomb. Which scientist led the Manhattan Project?

The Nurmeburg laws passed in Germany had many laws that were similar to the segregation laws in the southern states of America.

Separate the battles based on where they were fought. Place Three in each category