Name That Thing
a bomb made by splitting atoms, causing great destruction
atomic bomb
prime minister of Britain
Winston Churchill
Germany, Italy, and Japan were called the _____.
Axis Powers
was the emperor of Japan
Hirohito
a book containing tickets for purchasing certain amounts of rationed goods during wartime
ration booklet
led the Nationalist Party in China
Chiang Kai-shek
Congress tried to keep Americans out of the war by passing several bills called ______.
Neutrality Acts
The president of the United States when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan was _____.
Truman
How many Jews' deaths was Hitler responsible for?
6 million
island hopping
leader of the Communists in China
Mao Zedong
World War II ended in the Pacific when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on ______.
Nagasaki
leader of the Allied forces in Western Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
Before World War II most European countries tried to remain ______.
democracies
a ring-shaped coral island or a string of coral islands
atoll
led a campaign to free the Philippines and advance on Japan
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton commanded American progress in _____, and then continued the fight in Sicily and freed the island.
North Africa
commanded the American Forces at Midway
Chester Nimitz
a government order that bans all or some trade with another country
embargo
Explain how Americans at home supported the war.
-Americans limited the use of foods and other items by rationing them so that the government could send these goods to soldiers and other Allied nations.
-People bought saving bonds to help the government raise money to fight the war.
-Women and older men worked in factories to do the jobs of millions of men who were serving in the military.
-Hollywood produced movies that focused on the war.