People
US President that led the country through most of WW2
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. policy that tried to keep America out of foreign wars before WWII.
Isolationism
Citizens were encouraged to limit their use of food, gas, and other goods through this system.
rationing
The surprise attack that led the U.S. to enter World War II.
Pearl Harbor
Americans had to ___________ goods at home.
Ration
Germany fascist dictator
Adolf Hitler
The strategy used by the U.S. to capture key islands on the way to Japan.
Island Hopping
Women entered factory jobs during WWII and were symbolized by this famous figure.
Rosie the Riveter
The Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944.
This event marked the beginning of the nuclear age and changed global warfare forever.
the use of the atomic bomb
Italian fascist dictator
Benito Mussolini
Japanese Pilots known for suicide missions
Kamikaze Pilots
Americans purchased these to help fund the war effort.
War Bonds
Name the "Big 3"
Churchill, Stalin, FDR
List two movements WW2 fueled in the US
Civil Rights and Feminist
US President who made the decision to utilize the atomic bomb
Harry Truman
A U.S. program that allowed the president to send military supplies to Allied nations.
Lend- Lease Act
This minority group faced discrimination but also gained new economic opportunities during WWII.
African Americans
First meeting of the Big Three
Yalta
This international organization was created after WWII to promote peace.
United Nations
Scientist accredited with creating the atomic bomb
This term describes the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Internment
The Supreme Court case that upheld Japanese American internment.
Korematsu v. United States?
Final meeting of the Big 3
Potsdam
The wartime alliance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union quickly collapsed into this conflict.
Cold War