Terms
a military strategy used in World War II in an effort to move closer to Japan’s main islands
island hopping
The emperor of Japan.
Hirohito
led a campaign to free the Philippines and advance on Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Before World War II most European countries tried to remain Communist
False. remain democracies.
a ring-shaped coral island or a string of coral islands
atoll
Led the Nationalist Party in China.
Chiang Kai-shek
The prime minister of Britain
Winston Churchill
World War II ended in the Pacific when the United States dropped an
atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
True
a book containing tickets for purchasing certain amounts of rationed goods during wartime
ration booklet
Who was the leader of the Communists in China
Mao Zedong
Germany, Italy, and Japan were called
The Axis Powers
The president of the United States when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan was Truman.
True
a government order that bans all or some trade with another country
embargo
The leader of the Allied forces in Western Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
Congress tried to keep Americans out of the war by passing several bills called
Neutrality Acts.
George Patton commanded American progress in Germany, and then continued the fight in Sicily and freed the island.
False. Progress in North Africa
a bomb made by splitting atoms, causing great destruction
atomic bomb
commanded the American forces at Midway.
Chester Nimitz
The killing of many Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II was called
Holocaust
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.