WWII Review

Key Battles

100

In this battle, Germany tried to destroy Britain with a massive bombing campaign ("the Blitz").

Battle of Britain

200

U.S. victory in this battle ensured that Hawaii would be safe from Japan. 

Battle of Midway

300

Allied victory in this amphibious battle pushed Germany east across the Seine River. 

Normandy/D-Day

400

Germany lost 500,000 soldiers and was denied access to Soviet oil as a result of this battle. 

Battle of Stalingrad

500

Germany lost access to the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil in this battle. 

El-Alamein

European Theater

100

This is the policy of letting Germany expand without consequences in order to avoid bigger conflict. 

appeasement

200

This was the main strategy of the allied forces. 

Defeat Hitler first.

300

This was the term used by Hitler in his campaign of genocide against the Jewish people. 

Final Solution

400

This was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Program. 

Lend or lease supplies and equipment to U.S. allies in order to help them indirectly against Hitler. 

500

This happened to Germany immediately after the end of WWII. 

Germany was divided into four zones of occupation (U.S., British, Soviet and French).

Pacific Theater

100

This was the U.S.'s primary strategy in the Pacific theater. 

"Island hopping" to establish bases near Japan and to cut off Japan's access to supplies. 

200

The U.S. did this to punish Japan for violating the Open Door Policy in China. 

Embargo on oil and steel exports to Japan

300

This event prompted President Roosevelt to say "this is a day that will live in infamy".

Bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941

400

Truman did this to avoid prolonging the war in the Pacific theater.

Authorized use of atomic bombs against Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

500

Japan had to do this after defeat in WWII.

Give up its military, establish democracy and accept U.S. occupation

At Home

100

This iconic figure represented the important role U.S. women played in the war effort. 

Rosie the Riveter

200

The term for the government limiting supplies of scarce products during wartime. 

Rationing

300

The U.S. government used these to help raise money for the war effort. 

war bonds

400

This was the ruling in the Korematsu vs. United States.

Japanese-Americans could be interred in detention camps as a national security measure. 

500

This system of communication was used by the U.S. to pass messages in the war that the Japanese were unable to understand. 

Navajo Code

After the War

100

Largely due to this group's outstanding service in WWII, President Truman issued an executive order in 1948 desegregating the U.S. Military.

Tuskegee Airmen

200

This country became a homeland for displaced Jews after WWII. 

Israel

300

This agreement created rules for treating prisoners of war and civilians during wartime. 

Geneva Convention

400

This program provided financial aid to Europe to rebuild after WWII.

Marshall Plan

500

The Nuremberg Trials established this concept. 

Individual responsibility for actions in wartime