Causes of WW1
What country did Germany invade, causing WW2?
Poland
Name of France's fortified eastern border
Hint: Germany broke through and pushed the Allies up to Dunkirk
Maginot Line
What was the goal of the Double-V Campaign?
Victory against racism abroad (Nazis in Germany) and at home (Jim Crow laws in the Soth)
What did Americans call dachshunds during the war?
Liberty Pups
What was Germany's military tactic called?
Hint: It involved land and air attacks simultaneously
Blitzkreig
What was America's foreign policy at the beginning of the war?
Isolationism
Name the Axis Powers
What was the turning point in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
Successor to the United States presidency after FDR passed away
What was the outcome of the Battle of the Bulge and why was it a turning point?
Allied forces won and Germans could not do anything but retreat backwards
What are characteristics of totalitarian style government?
- individuals have no rights
- government suppresses all opposition
- government controls every aspect of the citizens lives
What was the cause of America's declaration of war on Japan?
Bonus: What was the date of this event?
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Names of the two Japanese cities bombed by the United States
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
This group of people made up a large portion of the work force during the war but lost their jobs when the war was over
Women
Why was Iwo Jima important to win for the Allied forces?
It would serve as a base for Americans during attacks on Japan
Give me the names of the dictators in these three countries; Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union
Italy: Benito Mussolini
Germany: Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin
How did WW2 pull America out of the Great Depression?
New jobs were created to help the war effort thus there was new economic growth
What was the major turning point on the Eastern Front?
Bonus: How did this event end?
Battle of Stalingrad
Bonus: Germany surrendered as they were not prepared for the winter months in Russia
What was the verdict of the Korematsu vs United States case?
The evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans was justified due to "military necessity"
The largest amphibious invasion in history
D-Day (Allied invasion of German occupied France)
In what way did Hitler break the Treaty of Versailles?
Remilitarizing the Rhineland
What was the codename for the secret American effort to create an atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What did Executive Order #9066 do?
Relocated Japanese-Americans off of the Pacific Coastal states to prevent espionage
Name of the United States general who led in the Pacific and stayed in Japan after the war ended to establish a free market
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
What was Operation Torch?
An Allied invasion to push Germany out of North Africa