Life in the US
Losses and Families
Planes and Strategy
Innovations
100
Who was Rosie the Riviter?
She was a poster woman who encouraged woman to join the work force.
100
Who lost more civilians to bombing in WWII Germany or Japan?
Germany lost 2 million, Japan lost 1 million
100
What was the name of the two cities in Japan where the atomic bomb was dropped?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
100
Who first used radar to land in the dark?
Germany
200
What did people in the US have to ration to help with airplane production?
gasoline, rubber, and metal
200
How many US serviceman died a day in WWII?
Averaged 220 each day
200
Who produced the most planes in WWII?
US
200
Why was an Instrument Landing System an important invention?
It helped to land in poor visibility or at night
300
How many women entered the workforce in WWII
8 million
300
How did bombing affect civilians?
Civilians lost food, shelter, sanitation, jobs, and lives
300
What is "Island Hopping"?
A strategy of the US in the war against Japan. We took an island then went on to the next one closer to Japan.
300
Why was the Norden Bomb Sight the secret that wasn't?
There was a German spy who stole the plans before the war even began.
400
Name a company that switched to airplane manufacturing.
Chrysler, GM, and Ford
400
How did bombing affect children's lives?
Family was killed, children were evacuated and had to live with strangers, and education was disrupted.
400
How were planes used in the war in Europe?
Bombing factories and shipyards, transporting troops and dropping paratroopers
400
Which country invented the jet engine fighter?
Germany. The Me-262
500
How long did it take Ford's production line to produce a B-24 Liberator
63 minutes
500
What is a war widow?
A women whose husband died in the war.
500
What country produced the least number of planes in WWII?
Japan
500
Who developed synthetic rubber, and why was it needed?
US developed it because there was not enough real rubber to meet the needs of production of tires.
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