Great Depression
What event was the main catalyst of the global economic collapse?
The stock market crash of 1929
Italy and Germany
Which US military base was surprise attacked by the Japanese, and what year was it attacked?
Pearl Harbor, 1941
According to many propaganda posters, what was the #1 enemy at home?
Waste
What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on?
Nagasaki
The term given to the midwest after years of drought, leading to crop deaths.
The Dust Bowl
The United States saw its first action in Mainland Europe in which country?
Italy
The strategy used by the US to make it all the way into bombing range of the Japanese Homeland
Island Hopping
Which two groups of people received work opportunities they otherwise would never have during the 40's
Women and minorities
What was the last major battle of World War II?
Battle of Okinawa
FDR's economic program designed to move the United States out of the Great Depression.
The New Deal
Who was the general in Charge of the Allied War in Europe, especially Operation Overlord?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
US territory where allied Soldiers were captured, marched for a week, and then tortured and put into prison camps by the Japanese
The Philippines
Which neighboring Latin American country first joined the war and declared war on the Axis?
Mexico
On which beach did the Americans run into a firestorm of resistance during the D-Day Invasion?
Omaha
This group of Americans experienced the Great Depression first.
Farmers
The Battle that is often referred to as the "Turning Point" in the war in Europe?
Stalingrad
The Japanese were a fearsome and dangerous enemy to fight because of their "Never Surrender" mentality. This is due to what cultural phenomenon exclusive to the Japanese?
The Bushido Code
What year did Canada join the war AND why?
1939 because of its ties to the UK
What two major countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?
1) Japan and China
What do the three "Rs" stand for when talking about the new deal?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Please put the following battle in chronological order
Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Please give at least 2 reasons the United States had for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.
Limit American Casualties
Limit Japanese Casualties
Display American Military Power to Russia
Justify expensive Manhattan project
Revenge for Pearl Harbor and the Japanese War Crimes
4 future presidents whose world views were shaped by their participation in WWII.
Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush,Sr.
What was the code name for the Battle of Normandy?
Operation Overlord