Leader vs. Boss
Name the leaders of Italy, Germany, and Japan (Bonus Points for Emperor)?
-Mussolini, Hitler, Tojo (Hirohito)
What happened on December 7, 1941?
-Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What 3 nations make up the famous Axis Powers?
-Germany, Italy, Japan
In 1931, Japan invaded what, which initiated an aggressive Japanese policy against China and Indochina?
-Manchuria
What was the nickname for the increased birth rate in the US?
-Baby Boomers
What is it called when Great Britain and France allowed Germany to break the TOV?
-Appeasement
The Election of 1940 allowed FDR to break tradition by doing what?
-Ran for 3rd Term
Hitler broke what agreement when he invaded Czechoslavakia in 1939?
-Munich Pact
Although there was an emperor in Japan in 1941, who was really in control?
-Hideki Tojo
Similar to the Great Migration, what was the big movement of caucasians to suburbs?
-White Flight
The British Resistance in June 4, 1940, Winston Churchill said Britain would….
-Never Surrender
Who did Europe gain victory from (called V-E Day which happened May 8, 1945)?
-Germany (End of Nazis)
FDR’s “friendship” with Britain was a relationship based on what?
-MONEY
The US declaring war on Japan led to who declaring war on who?
-Germany and US
What did the GI Bill do?
-Made Federal Loans available to Veterans (for Homes, businesses, schooling)
What 2 policies did FDR come up with during 1939-1941 to financially help others?
-Cash and Carry, and Lend Lease Act
Japan officially surrendered on Aug. 14, 1945, True or False?
-False, Aug. 14, 1945 was the announcement of surrender, while Japan officially surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945 (V-J Day)
What was a female influence during a time of war in order to show that women could do men’s jobs and work on the battlefield?
-Rosie the Riveter
Pearl Harbor caused the US to be officially at war with what 3 countries?
-Italy, Germany, and Japan
What did Jackie Robinson Accomplish?
-1st AA Major League Baseball Player
Who was the leader and what was his leadership style of the USSR?
-Joseph Stalin / Communist
When is D-Day (Invasion of Normandy)?
-June 6, 1944
Many groups faced discrimination, but what group was finally allowed a step forward through the 761st Battalion and the Tuskegee Airmen?
-African Americans
Japan successfully attacked the US naval fleet by using aircraft carriers and maintaining what?
-Radio Silence (To go undetected)
Name a technological, military, and medical advancement from Post WWII.
-Military:Nuclear Weapons, Radar, Sonar / Technology: Microwaves, Computers / Penicilin, Transfusions