The European Front
The War in the Pacific
End of WWII
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15. Who was the leader of the American's in Europe?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the leader of the US army in Europe.
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3. Who was the leader of the Americans in Asia?
General Douglas Macarthur was the leader of the US army in Asia.
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2. Who was the President of the United States at the end of WWII?
Harry S. Truman was the President of the U.S. at the end of WWII.
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10. When did Germany surrender?
Germany surrendered on May 7th, 1945.
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14. What battles did the U.S. fight in Asia?
The U.S. fought battles and Guam, and the Philippines (and Iwo Jima).
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9. How many people died in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
9. Thousands of Japanese were killed at the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (160,000 and 80,000)
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12. How long did it take the Allies to take back Paris (and France) after D-Day.
12. It took two months for the Allies to capture (take back) Paris.
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13. What group did America treat unfairly during WWII? How?
America treated Japanese Americans unfairly becuase they moved them to special camps to live in small rooms.
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6. How did WWII end the Great Depression?
6. WWII ended the Great Depression becuase there were many new jobs.
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8.Who invaded France to take it from Hitler? What was this called?
8. General Dwight D. Eisenhower invaded France in a day called D-Day.
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11. Which country dropped the first atomic bomb? When and where?
11. The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945.
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1. What are some things that women did during WWII
1. Women worked as nurses and ambulance drivers in the war, and they worked in factories.
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5. What did the Allies do to attack Germany?
5. The Allies invaded France with thousands of soldiers on D-Day.
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4. Why did Harry S. Truman want to end the war in the Pacific? How did he end it?
4. He wanted to end it because Americans were dying and Japan would not stop fighting. He ended the war by dropping the atomic bomb (2 atomic bombs)
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7. When did WWII end and what ended it?
7. On Agust 14th, 1945, Japanese leaders surrendered to the Allies after 2 atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.