World War II leaders
Who was the president of the US during most of the Great Depression and war
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Giving in to a country‘s demands to avoid conflict
Appeasement
The turning point battle in the Pacific, 1942
The battle of Midway
This group of people worked in factory jobs during the war.
Who are women
Invaded Poland and marked the beginning of the war
Axis
This was the fascist leader of Germany
Who is Adolf Hitler
Limiting resources so that there is enough for the soldiers
Rationing
The Japanese bombing of a US naval base in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
This rationed item during the war caused people to start carpooling.
What is fuel/gasoline
The day the war ended in Japan
What is VJ Day
The prime minister of Great Britain
Who is Winston Churchill
A type of government where one leader has total control, and people are not allowed to disagree
Fascism
The day war ended in Europe
VE day
These gardens were made to stretch food resources
Victory Gardens
About how many Jews were killed in the holocaust
6 Million
The fascist dictator of Italy
Who is Benito Mussolini
A system where the government owns everything and is supposed to share it equally, but people do not get choices
Communism
The two Japanese cities bombed in which the USA dropped the atomic bombs
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The popular woman featured on propaganda depicting the women working in factories
Rosie the Reviter
How many Jewish children were killed in the holocaust
approximately 1.5 million
The president who approved the atomic bomb being launched
Who is Harry Truman
“Lighting War” Germany’s fast, powerful military airstrikes
Blitzkrieg
A U.S. strategy to capture one island at a time to get closer to Japan
Island Hopping
What is the name of a diary written by one of the Rosies
Shipyard Diary of A Woman Welder
What were the names of the elephants in the faithful elephants story?
John, Tonky, and Wanly