Wartime in America
What event caused more than 60,000 men to enlist in the month afterward?
Answer: The attack on Attack on Pearl Harbor
What military organization for women did Congress create in May 1942?
Answer: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
What peninsula did General Douglas MacArthur retreat to in the Philippines?
Answer: The Bataan Peninsula
What battle became a major turning point in the war in the Pacific?
Answer: The Battle of Midway
What system did the U.S. Navy create to protect cargo ships from German submarines?
Answer: The convoy system
What organization for women in the military did Congress create in May 1942?
Answer: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
Who was appointed as the first director of the WAAC?
Answer: Oveta Culp Hobby
What was the name of the 65-mile march where nearly 10,000 prisoners died?
Answer: The Bataan Death March
Who commanded the Pacific Fleet during the island-hopping campaign?
Answer: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
What battle trapped nearly 250,000 German troops after Soviet reinforcements surrounded the city?
Answer: The Battle of Stalingrad
What nickname was given to the African American pilots trained in Tuskegee, Alabama?
Answer: The Tuskegee Airmen
What committee did President Roosevelt create to help government and business prepare for war production?
Answer: The National Defense Advisory Committee
Who ordered General MacArthur to evacuate to Australia?
Answer: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
What island in the Solomon Islands did MacArthur’s campaign begin with in August 1942?
Answer: Guadalcanal Campaign
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?
Answer: Operation Overlord
What type of contracts paid companies production costs plus a guaranteed profit?
Answer: Cost-plus contracts
What type of contracts guaranteed companies production costs plus a percentage of profit?
Answer: Cost-plus contracts
Who was placed in command of the mission to bomb Tokyo?
Answer: Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle
What was the largest naval battle in history?
Answer: The Battle of Leyte Gulf
What name was given to the invasion day of June 6, 1944?
Answer: D-Day
Why was mass production so important during World War II?
Answer: The country that moved troops and supplies fastest usually won battles
Why was mass production important during World War II?
Answer: The country that could move troops and supplies the fastest usually won the battle
Why did Japanese leaders decide the American fleet had to be destroyed after the Doolittle Raid?
Answer: To protect Tokyo from future attacks
What type of attack did Japanese pilots use for the first time during the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
Answer: Kamikaze attacks
Which beach had steep cliffs, bunkers, and heavy German defenses that caused the American assault to nearly fail?
Answer: Omaha Beach