World War 2

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The _____ was trapped in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bugle in December of 1944

101st Airborne

World War 2 started on September 1, _____

1939

The years that mark the start and finish of the World War 2 are ____ - _____

1939-1945

V-E Day or Victory in Europe was May 8, _____

1945

___ Medals of Honor were awarded at the Battle of Iwo Jima

27

American created ___ atomic bombs

3

An example of Japanese- Americans that fought in WW2 was the ___ regiment

442nd

The battle of what was the turning point in the Italian campaign and led to the eventual fall of Rome

Anzio

The battle of The Coral Sea stopped the Japanese advance on where

Australia

A ____ attack is a suicide attack by soldier, not a pilot

Banzai

The "Death March" took place on ____ Peninsula

Bataam

Bastogne was surrounded during the Battle of the ____

Baulge

General _____ led the British who fought in Africa

Bernard Montgomery

_______ is the term meaning "lightening war"

Blitzkreig

The Battle of what was fought mostly in the air

Britain

_____ is the term used for covering a large area with bombs

Carpet Bombing

Who was a American Admiral in charge of the Pacific Fleet

Chester Nimit

American General _____ said the famous phrase "I shall return"

Douglas MacArthur

Allied forces retreated to Britain using a large amount of civilian boats during the Battle (or evacuation) of ____

Dunkirk

The supreme Allied Commander in Europe was who

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who was a physicist and German-Jew who warned FDR about an Atomic Bomb

Einstein

The Battle of what was the turning point in the North African campaign

El- Alam

The River _____ was the place where U.S. and Soviet troops met in Germany

Elbe

Who was the scientist who controlled and worked on the atomic reaction

Enrico Fermi

Following the attacks on Poland, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, Hitler's next target who

France

The nickname given to U.S. soldiers was _____

G.I.

Who created an economic recovery plan for postwar Europe

George Marshall

Who was the American General who led the American attack up Italy

George Pattin

The Battle of what was the Marines first taste of jungle warfare

Guadalcanal

The Enola Gay and Bockscar each dropped an atomic bomb on ___ and _____

Harishima & Nagasaki

Who was the President who decided to drop the Atomic Bomb to end the war in Japan

Harry S. Truman

Who was the head of the German Luftwaffe (Air Force)

Hermann Goering

Who killed himself at the end of World War 2

Hitler

Strategically attacking or ignoring islands to gain an advantage in called what

Island Hoping

___ was the island where the Marines raised the American flag

Iwo Jima

Who surrendered and signed the documents on September , 1924

Japan

Who was the head of the Manhattan Project

Jay Robert

The first use of the ____ attack was at the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Kamikaze

The _____ allowed the U.S. to provide the allies with materials without directly being involved in the war

Lend lease Act

Japan lost 4 aircraft carriers during the Battle of what

Midway

_____ is the term meaning Japanese Americans

Nisel

The liberation of France started with the invasion of _____

Normandy

2,000 Kamikaze attacks were used during the Battle of what

Okinawa

During the D-Day invasion, 2,000 allies were killed while invading _____ beach

Omaha

Colonel ____ was the commander of the WAC

Oveta Culphobby

The first major capital to fall into German hands was ____

Paris

On December 7, 1941, _____ was attacked

Pearl Harbor

Japan attacked the _______ at the same time they attacked Pearl Harbor

Philippines

Germany's invasion of who started World War 2

Poland

_____ was a new technology that helped the British Royal Air force (RAF) defeat the German Luftwaffe

Radar

The _____ helped the Soviet defend Stalingrad and defeat the Germans

Russian Winter

__________ is burning all to deny the enemy everything

Scorched Earth Policy

The country that invaded Berlin was the ____

Soviet Union

The Battle of what was the turning point in the Soviet Union and a major turning point in the war

Stalingrad

The Battle of what was the first naval combat carried out entierely by aircraft

The Coral Sea

The Atlantic Charter set the groundwork for the ______ , an international peacekeeping organization

United Nations

A ______ is a group of submarines fighting together

Wolf Pack

Admiral ____ was the Japanese commander-In-chief of the Navy during World War 2

Yamomato

A ____ is a group of merchant ship surrounded by armed escorts

convoy

The Soviet- Nazi _____ pact was a treaty guaranteeing no war between these two countries

nonaggression


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