Chapters 16/17 World War II Visual Vocabulary Quiz

1. Name given to June 6, 1944-the day the Allies launched an invasion of the European mainland during World War II.

2. A prison camp operated by Nazi Germany in which Jews and other groups considered to be enemies of Adolf Hitler were starved while doing slave labor.

3. The granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace.

4. In World War II, the group of nations-including Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States-that opposed the Axis Powers.

5. A restriction of people’s rights to buy unlimited amounts of particular foods and other goods, often implemented during wartime to ensure adequate supplies for the military.

6. A political philosophy that advocates a strong, centralized, nationalistic government headed by a powerful dictator. Ex: Benito Mussolini, Italy

7. American General during World War II; architect of the D-Day invasion; later became president.

8. The U.S. program to develop an atomic bomb for use in World War II; very secretive!

9. The political philosophy-based on extreme nationalism, racism, and militaristic expansionism-that Adolf Hitler put into practice in Germany from 1933-1945.

10. An important Japanese military center and the location where the U 10. An important Japanese military center and the location where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.

11. Characteristic of a political system in which the government exercises complete control over citizens’ lives.

12. The systematic murder-or genocide-of Jews and other groups in Europe by the Nazis before and during World War II.

13. U.S. General that commanded Allied forces in the Philippines; ordered by FDR to leave the islands in 1942, but vowed “I shall return.”

14. From the German word meaning “lightning war”, a sudden, massive attack with combined air and ground forces, intended to achieve a quick victory.

15. The group of nations-including Germany, Italy, and Japan-that opposed the Allies in World War II.

16. May 8, 1945; the day that Axis Powers in Europe surrendered.

17. U.S. general; commanded the Third Army; leader in liberating Paris, France in 1944.

18. Location in Japan where 2nd atomic bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945; led to Japanese surrender.

19. The systematic, deliberate killing of an entire group, or race of people.

20. 1939; An agreement between Hitler and Stalin to not attack one another; secretly planned to invade Poland.