Generals and Battles
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe in charge of the D-Day landing and in command of all Allied forces in Europe.
Dwight Eisenhower
The Bataan Death March occurred in?
the Philippines
Over a third of all military equipment made during the war was manufactured by the?
automobile industry
The Allies placed inflated rubber tanks, empty tents, and dummy landing craft along the coast of Britain to convince the Germans that
the Allies planned to land their invasion forces in Calais
Blue points and red points were a system for?
rationing goods
Who was the Commander of the American Naval fleet in the Pacific during WWII?
Chester Nimitz
The bombing of Tokyo with B-25 bombers that were launched from aircraft carriers. Something that had never been done before.
Dolittle’s Raid
What was the symbol for women entering the workforce during World War II?
Rosie the Riveter
The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in Operation Barbarossa. Who won the Battle of Stalingrad?
Russia
A key to the American success at Midway was
breaking the Japanese Navy’s secret code
Who was the commander of the United States army in the Pacific who was forced to surrender the Philippines in World War II?
Douglas MacArthur
Japan’s goal in attacking Midway Island was to
destroy the American fleet
What was the series of fights that took place during World War II in Los Angeles between servicemen and Latino youths who were recognized by the clothes they wore?
Zoot Suit Riots
What new technology was used by the United States navy to find and sink German submarines in the Atlantic ocean during World War II?
SONAR
Which duty would NOT be assigned to a woman in World War II?
Combat
A key to the American success at Midway was
breaking the Japanese Navy’s secret code
They were a small band of warriors who created an unbreakable code from the ancient language of their people to use in World War II?
Navajo Code Talkers
Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Commission to?
enforce nondiscrimination in hiring workers in defense industries
The capture of Stalingrad was key to the success of Hitler’s strategy to?
destroy the Soviet economy
What international political organization was founded in 1945 to keep peace and prevent future wars?
United Nations
The Battle of Midway was a ____ point in the war.
Turning
Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American military because?
U.S. planes could bomb Japan from there
As a result of a presidential order allowing the military to declare any part of the United States to be a military zone?
many Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps
As a result of the Allied attack on Sicily
the Italian king arrested Mussolini
The “Double V” campaign meant?
victory over Hitler’s racism abroad and victory over racism at home