WWII Test

What was the position of the Britain that allowed Hitler to expand German territory unchecked?

Appeasement

What was the alliance between Italy, Germany, and Japan?

Rome, Berlin, Tokyo alliance

Who made up the Allied powers

Britain, France, and the U.S.

What does Blitzkreig translate to?

lightning war

What was the Luftwaffe?

German air force

What did Hitler do to cause all out war? (Spark of WWII)

Invasion of Poland

Where did German troops go through to get around the Maginot Line

Ardennes Forest

What was the miracle at Dunkirk?

A big rescue mission where military and civilian boats were called upon that saved British and French solders.

What was Hitler's plan to take Britain

Operation Sea Lion

What act allowed FDR to send supplies and support to "any country whose defense affected the defense of the U.S.?"

Lend Lease Act

What was the Atlantic Charter?

Churchill and FDR's plan to end Nazi tyranny for good

What is all out war?

The U.S. totally committing to war, even on the home front

Where were Japanese-Americans taken to in order to be isolated?

Interment camps

Who was Rosie Riveter?

The feature character of propaganda that urged women to take factory jobs to support the war efforts

Who made up the Big Three?

FDR, Churchill, and Stalin

What was the battle of Stalingrad?

The battle between Russia and Germany in an extremely important Russian city

Was is June 6th known as when the allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy?

D-Day

What was the Manhattan Project?

The preparation and planning for nuclear bombing in WWII

Battle of the Bulge

The finial German offensive in Belgium before their surrender (Ardennes Forest)

What Japanese city was targeted by atomic weapons?

Hiroshima

What was a major Japanese city targeted by atomic weapons?

Nagasaki

What was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

Little Boy

What was the second and final atomic bomb that was dropped on the city of Nagasaki?

Fat Man

What was the name of the plane that dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima?

Enola Gray

What was the plane that dropped Fat Man on Nagasaki?

Boxcar