fortune teller quiz notes (cootie catcher)
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Fortune Teller Quiz Notes
Joseph StalinLeader of Soviet Union with an anti-aggression
pact with Hitler. It ended when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union
Hideki TojoResponsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor,
triggering America’s entrance to WW II
Adolph HitlerFuhrer of Germany who started WWII by invading
nearby nations
Winston ChurchillPrime Minister of United Kingdom who inspired
the British people through speeches & radio broadcasts
Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd President of US and Commander in Chief of
US Military until his death in 1945
Harry Truman33rd President and Commander in Chief who
ordered the first nuclear bombs dropped in Japan
Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of US & 5-star general in charge of
planning the invasion into France & Germany
Douglas MacArthurOne of only 6 men to rise to 5-star general in the Army- He commanded troops in the Philippines
Atomic BombWeapon dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
leading to Japan’s surrender in 1945
Axis PowersFought against Allies in WW II but didn’t
coordinate their activity
Current day German flag
Allied Powers Fought against the antagonists during WW II
China, UK, France, USSR, USA
China’s role in WW II
China was the first country to enter what would become the Second World War, and it was the ally of the United States and the British empire from just after Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the Japanese surrender in 1945.
Most of eastern China lay in Japanese hands: Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan. Many outside observers assumed that China could not hold out, and the most likely scenario was a Japanese victory over China.
Nonetheless, China's leader, the Nationalist Chiang Kai-shek, along with his unlikely allies, the Communists, refused to surrender, retreating inland to carry on resistance.
BlitzkriegMethod of warfare characterized by short, fast &
powerful attacks (lightening war)
Pearl HarborAttack on US by Japan that resulted in the US
entering WW II
D-DayName given to landing operations in Normandy, France in 1944- the largest seaborne invasion in
history
KamikazeSuicide attacks by Japanese pilots against allied
naval ships
Battle of the BulgeThe last German offensive