Us history honors quiz WW2

Mussolini

Italian dictator called "Il Duce" (the leader), not liked by Italian people

Hitler

German dictator, creator of the Nazi group, and German chancellor

Tojo

Japanese dictator and military officer

Roosevelt

US president during most of world war 2, wanted the US to join the war and did after Pearl Habor

Churchill

UK Prime Minister, motivated the British people to keep fighting for victory

Stalin

Soviet Union leader, led major battles like Stailngard

Axis powers

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Allies

USA, UK, and the Soviet Union

Eisenhower

US commander in Europe

MacArthur

US commander in pacific

Doolittle Raid

first US air strike on Japan, there wasn't enough fuel to return home so they landed in China

Island hopping

US would take lightly defended Japanese islands and make them into bases, getting closer and closer to the mainland

Pearl harbor

Japanese attack on the US

Made the US join the war

2,400 American deaths

Battle of Midway

The US navy defeated the Japanese navy fleet, sunk a lot of ships

Battle of Stailngard

Germany tried to invade into Russia

Russia crushed them after a brutal battle and stopped Nazi advancement

Turning point in WW2

Iwo Jima

26,000 American deaths, a vital battle that secured a spot that provided bombers safety later in the war

Okinawa secured vital group needed to invade Japan

Why was Okinawa called the bloodiest battle?

over 12,000 American deaths

over 100,000 Japanese deaths

and 100,000 to 150,000 Japanese civilian deaths

Hurlon Block

part of the famous flag raising photo in Iwo Jima (thought it wasn't always recognized)

Desmond Doss

Seventh Day Adventist, refused to carry a weapon because of it, war medic, awarded two bronze star medals

Rosie the Rivitor

famous "We can Do It!" art piece that motivated women to join the work force and help war efforts

A. Philip Rabdolph

made the Fair Employment Practices Comittee after telling FDR that he would lead thousands of Black Americans to march on Washington DC

December 7 1941

the attack on Pearl Harbor

World War 2 ends

September 2, 1945