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The _ Raid bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed American forces could not attack their homeland.
Doolittle
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The _ Raid bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed American forces could not attack their homeland.
Doolittle
Japanese military leaders invaded Manchuria, a northern territory of ___, in 1931.
China
German hunted Allied shipping in wolfpacks during the Battle of the Atlantic.
submarines
The _ was the first major battle for American forces in North Africa.
Battle of Kasserine Pass
Meaning 'lightning war,' the _ was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland.
blitzkrieg
Almost 1,500 Japanese airplanes attacked U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa.
kamikaze
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The _ Raid bolstered American morale and instilled fear in the Japanese who believed American forces could not attack their homeland. | Doolittle |
Japanese military leaders invaded Manchuria, a northern territory of ___, in 1931. | China |
German hunted Allied shipping in wolfpacks during the Battle of the Atlantic. | submarines |
The _ was the first major battle for American forces in North Africa. | Battle of Kasserine Pass |
Meaning 'lightning war,' the _ was a new type of rapid warfare introduced by Germany during the invasion of Poland. | blitzkrieg |
Almost 1,500 Japanese airplanes attacked U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa. | kamikaze |
President Truman announced that September 2, 1945, would be _. | V-J Day |
____ was the leader of the Soviet Union who ordered the deaths of those who opposed his views and policies. | Joseph Stalin |
A small force of American marines turned away an invasion of Island before being overwhelmed by a second, much larger, Japanese invasion force. | Wake |
Benito Mussolini's nickname was 'II _.' | Duce |
The Battle of was an intense air battle that prevented Hitler from invading England. | Britain |
The desire to acquire ___ was Japan's fundamental reason for acquiring new territories. | natural resources |
Nearly 10,000 American and Filipino troops died from exposure, disease, and cruel treatment by Japanese captors during the _ Death March. | Bataan |
The surprise raid on ____ compelled America to declare war on Japan. | Pearl Harbor |
Why was Midway the turning point of the war in the Pacific Theater? | The sinking of four Japanese carriers crippled Japanese attack capability and allowed the United States to go on the offensive. |
____ murdered more than six million Jews in the Holocaust. | Nazi Germany |
_ rebuilt Germany into the Nazi Third Reich and committed suicide days before the war ended in Europe. | Adolf Hitler |
Stormed on June 6, 1944, _ Beach was the toughest beach battlefield. | Omaha |
Czechoslovakia was handed to Hitler by France and Great Britain at the _ Conference. | Munich |
Which group was NOT victimized during the Holocaust? | Roman Catholics |
The _ began on September 1, 1939. This event was the first military conflict of World War II. | invasion of Poland |
_ was a militant leader of Japan. | Hideki Tojo |
More than 800 ships evacuated 380,000 British and French Troops at . | Dunkirk |
What occurred during Kristallnacht? | Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish synagogues, homes, and businesses. |
_ Code Talkers used their native language to transmit radio messages that the Japanese could not decipher. | Navajo |
_ became Prime Minister of Great Britain after Neville Chamberlain. | Winston Churchill |