Mobilizing for War
Denying one's right to vote is called what?
Disfranchise
What was the name of the march in which nearly 10,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers died before reaching the Japanese prison camp?
Bataan Death March
What is it called when you limit the availability of products?
Rationing
Kamikaze
What country surrendered to Allied powers on August 15th, 1945?
Japan
Who was the highest ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army?
Benjamin O. Davis
The loss of so many ships by German submarines convinced he U.S. to set up what type of system?
Convoy System
Name of the new industrial region located in the Deep South?
Sunbelt
Who was the U.S. commander of American forces landing at Omaha and Utah beaches in the invasion of Normandy?
Omar Bradley
What battle in the Pacific was fought because the U.S. needed a base closer to Japan so B-29 bombers could be used to bomb Japan? This island was located about 1/2 way between the Mariana Islands and Japan.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Why military need led to the production of Liberty Ships?
A new to replace ships sunk by German submarines
What was name of the battle in the Soviet Union in which the Soviets defeated the Germans and put the Germans on the defensive? It was the turning point in the war on Eastern European Front.
Battle of Stalingrad
Why did the U.S. government employ the policy of rationing?
To make sure the military had enough supplies/resources.
At what conference did the Allies agree to increase bombings of Germany and attack the Axis' "soft underbelly," Italy?
Casablanca Conference
Double Jeopardy: What international organization was created after World War II which consisted of a General Assembly and Security Council?
United Nations
What were American women able to do in May of 1942?
Join the army
Double Jeopardy: What was the name of raid in which American pilots surprised Japan by dropping bombs on Tokyo in April of 1942?
Doolittle Raid
What was one of two ways the United States raised money to pay for the war effort?
Raised taxes and sold War Bonds
What was the name of the American plan in the Pacific where the Americans strategically attacked certain islands and left others behind?
Island hopping
How many countries were the original members of the United Nations?
A. 15
B. 26
C. 39
D. 102
E. 192
39
In what year did tank production reach its peak in the United States?
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1944
E. 1945
1943
What was the name of the canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea? This was a vital trade route for the UK as it allowed needed raw materials to reach the UK from the British colonies overseas.
Suez Canal
The invasion of Europe at Normandy France, known as D-Day, was called "Operation" what?
Overlord
Who were the "Big Three" of WWII?
Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill
Who was against the use of the atomic bomb due to bomb's indiscriminate killing of civilians? He believed an economic blockade and conventional bombing would convince Japan to surrender?