A | B |
Autocrat in Russia | Joseph Stalin |
Autocrat in Italy | Benito Mussolini |
Autocrat in Japan | Emperor Hirohito |
Autocrat in Germany | Adolf Hitler |
Allies in World War II | France, England, Russia, United States |
Axis Powers in World War II | Germany, Japan, Italy |
Why did the US enter World War II? | Dec., 7 1941 Japanese attack American base at Pearl Harbor on Hawaii |
Results of World War II | Deaths from the war--USSR: 42 million; Germany: 9 million. Total deaths: 60 million |
Manhattan Project | US (British & Canadian) program to develop nuclear weapons |
Why did Japan surrender in World War II? | US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Russia declared war against Japan |
United Nations | Multi-country organization formed after World War II |
US Role in United Nations | Founding member with Veto power in Security Council |