Causes of WWII Quiz

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Causes of WWII Quiz

Using American Journey, define each word in your history notebook with a sentence or picture.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: President for most of WWIIHarry Truman: (pg 824)Ration: (glossary or page 817)Pearl Harbor: (page 813)Internment Camps: (page 819 or glo)

Vocabulary

September 1, 1939: Germany attacks Poland, marks the start of WWII

September 3, 1939: Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

The War Begins

April 1940: Capture Denmark and Norway

Germany soldiers march into Norway

May 1940: Attack Netherlands and Belgium (between Germany and France)

Attack Ardennes (between France and Belgium) and started to march towards Paris

June 22, 1940: France surrenders to Germany

France is Invaded

Battle of Britain: August to October 1940: Germany sends aircraft across the English Channel to attack Britain, specifically their Royal Airforce (RAF)

London Blitz: attacking civilians and terrorizing British ports and cities

Early 1941: Hitler calls off his plans to invade Britain

June 1941: Hitler broke his non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union and invades

3 million Germans attack, but the Soviet Union does not collapse, Germans do not reach Leningrad and Moscow

Germany is unprepared for the harsh winter

June 1941: Japan moves it’s forces into French Indochina

December 7, 1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor