Quiz WWII Terms

UK Prime Minister in WWII, known for inspirational speeches

Allied/British attempt to avoid war by giving in to Germany pre-war

The area of fighting on the western edge of German-held land in WWII

American naval base, site of surprise Japanese attack in WWII, led USA to join WWII

Massive allied attack to free France from Nazi control- June 4, 1944.

French site of the D-Day invasion

War begins with invasion of...

Japanese city- 2nd site of atomic bombing

Japanese city- 1st ever use of atomic bomb as a weapon

Trials held after WWII to punish Nazi leaders for war crimes

Genocide of Jewish Europeans during WWII

Soldiers tasked with finding and preserving artworks

German-born Jewish teen, kept a diary of her time hiding from Nazis in the Netherlands

Meaning "Leader" in German, it's the term Hitler used for himself

German "Lightning War" strategy of rapid attacks

Code name for D-Day

Physicist, directed American atomic bomb program (Project Manhattan)

Nazi established thousands of these incarceration sites during the Holocaust.

France, Britain, USA, Soviets

Military strategy of approaching Japan by approaching island-by-island in the Pacific

USA testing site for atomic bombs

Prussian room of amber and gold that was stolen and disappeared in WWII

US President at end of WWII

Deadliest battle of WWII: Axis vs Soviet fight for control of the Soviet city named...

War ends when Japan...

Japanese WWII pilots who intentionally crashed into American ships

secret US program to develop atomic bombs in WWII

Victory in Japan Day, when Japan surrendered in wwii

Germany, Italy and Japan during WWII

Japanese Emperor during WWII

A weapon that uses nuclear power

Year WWII ended

The division of Europe post-wwii (allies in the East, Soviet control in West)

Deadliest battle of WWII for USA, turning point when German offensive ends

5-star general, commander of Allied forces in Europe during WWII, 34th American President

The language that was used to create an unbreakable code for the Allies in WWII

Year WWII began

Hitler's autobiography

Leader of Soviet Russia from 1922 until 1953

Italian fascist dictator in WWII, ally to Hitler

The area of fighting between German and Russian held territory in WWII

Icon, represents women factory workers in WWII

Major and costly battle to secure an airbase near Japan WWII, memorialized as image of six Marines placing an American flag on a peak.

US plan to provide aid to help European nations recover from WWII

Victory in Europe Day, when the Allied forces celebrate victory