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World War II Identification (3 Points) • 1.Stalin Answer One • Stalin was the leader of the USSR during World War II. He wanted FDR and Churchill to open a second front in the west to relieve pressure on Soviet troops. He never forgave them for not doing so as quickly as he asked. Identification (3 Points) • 2.Mussolini Answer Two • Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy during Second World War. He aligned himself with Hitler and when Italian war prospects faded was killed and dragged through the streets of Rome by angry Italians. Identification (3 Points) • 3.Hitler Answer Three • Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party and became the dictator of Germany. He wanted to conquer all of Europe but was stymied when America entered the war and defeated Germany. Identification (3 Points) • 4.Eisenhower Answer Four • Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of all Allied troops in Europe. He masterminded the invasion of France and defeated the Germans. Identification (3 Points) • 5.MacArthur Answer Five • MacArthur was the Supreme Commander of all US Troops in the war against the Japanese. Although defeated early, he later returned and emerged victorious in the Eastern Theater. Identification (3 Points) • 6.Churchill Answer Six • Churchill was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the war. He rallied the British people during their darkest hours and along with FDR formulated the military plans that would ultimately defeat Hitler. Identification (3 Points) • 7.Truman Answer Seven • Truman took over as US President when FDR died. He oversaw the end of WW II and made the decision to drop the first nuclear bomb on Japan. Identification (3 Points) • 8.Wendell Willkie Answer Eight • Wendell Willkie ran as the Republican Candidate for President in 1940 against FDR. He accused FDR of wanting to get the US involved in WW II, a charge FDR vehemently denied. Identification (3 Points) • 9.Fascism Answer Nine • Fascism is a form of government where a dictator and his supporters seek more power for their nation at the expense of human rights. Hitler led a fascist government in Germany. Identification (3 Points) • 10.Appeasement Answer Ten • Appeasement is the policy of giving aggressor nations what they want in order to avoid war. Britain and France tried to use this strategy in dealing with Hitler. It only made Hitler more power hungry. Identification (3 Points) • 11.Neutrality Acts FDR Answer Eleven • Neutrality Acts were laws passed by congress that said the US could not sell arms to warring nations. Roosevelt did not like these laws, as they did not differentiate between aggressor and victims. Identification (3 Points) • 12.Blitzkrieg Answer Twelve • Blitzkrieg means “lightning war” in German. It was the name for the quick and brutal taking of Poland in September of 1939 Identification (3 Points) • 13.D-Day Answer Thirteen • D-Day was on June 6, 1944. It was the day that Allied troops landed in Normandy France and invaded Western Europe. This was the beginning of the end of the war for Hitler. Identification (3 Points) • 14.Selective Service Act Answer Fourteen • Selective Service Act was a law passed by congress, which called for the drafting of eligible men into the military. It was the first peacetime draft in US history. Identification (3 Points) • 15.Lend-Lease Winston Churchill Answer Fifteen • Lend-Lease was a strategy the US used to get our Allies in the European war arms and ships they needed to fight Germany. In theory these supplies were supposed to be returned to the US in kind. Identification (3 Points) • 16.Pearl Harbor Answer Sixteen • Pearl Harbor was the Hawaiian Naval base that the Japanese attacked in December of 1941. This act of aggression by the Japanese began US involvement in WW II. Identification (3 Points) • 17.Holocaust Answer Seventeen • Holocaust was the deliberate attempt by the Nazis to exterminate the Jews of Europe. This was one of the greatest human atrocities in history. Identification (3 Points) • 18.Iwo Jima Answer Eighteen • Iwo Jima was on of the last Japanese islands taken by the US. This battle was fought bitterly by both sides with major casualties for both. Identification (3 Points) • 19.Hiroshima Answer Nineteen • Hiroshima was the city in Japan which the US utilized the atomic bomb. This bomb destroyed 60% of the city killing many civilians. Identification (3 Points) • 20.Yalta Conference Answer Twenty • Yalta Conference was a meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin near the end of the war. Many historians question the agreements made between FDR and Stalin and call them a “sell-out”. Identification (3 Points) • 21.United Nations Answer Twenty One • United Nations was an organization founded at the end of World War II. It was designed as a place where countries could work out their differences peacefully without resorting to war. Identification (3 Points) • 22.War Production Board Answer Twenty Two • War Production Board was a government agency during the war designed to regulate business and allow for efficient making of war supplies. This agency had broad powers to make business adhere to the plans of the government. Identification (3 Points) • 23.Nagasaki Answer Twenty Three • Nagasaki was the second Japanese city the US bombed with atomic weapons. After this bombing, the Japanese surrendered. Identification (3 Points) • 24.Battle Of The Bulge Answer Twenty Four • Battle Of The Bulge was the site of the last German offensive in Belgium. Although the Allied front “bulged” it did not break. This was Hitler’s last big stand. Identification (3 Points) • 25.Dachau Answer Twenty Five • Dachau was a Nazi concentration camp. It was here that the Germans had gas chambers to kill Jews. Identification (3 Points) • 26.Dunkirk Answer Twenty Six • Dunkirk was a place in France where the Germans pushed the allies to the sea early in the war. The British were forced into an embarrassing evacuation. Identification (3 Points) • 27.Munich Conference British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Answer Twenty Seven • Munich Conference was a conference between Germany and Britain before war broke out between the two countries. Britain allowed Hitler to keep lands he had gained only whetting his appetite. Identification (3 Points) • 28.Cordell Hull Answer Twenty Eight • Cordell Hull was the United States Secretary of State under FDR. He tried to improve relations with our neighbors in Central and South America by using diplomacy rather than military might to solve problems. Identification (3 Points) • 29.Hideki Tojo Answer Twenty Nine • Hideki Tojo was the Japanese General who became Prime Minister just before the war began. He was favored a military solution to the problems between the US and Japan. This strategy led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Identification (3 Points) • “The Desert Fox” Answer Thirty • “The Desert Fox” was a nickname for one of Germany’s greatest military leaders, Erwin Rommel. He pushed the Allies to the border of Egypt threatening the Suez Canal