Causes of WWII
What treaty punished Germany after World War I and helped lead to WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
What was the U.S. policy of staying out of foreign conflicts called?
Isolationism
What country attacked Pearl Harbor?
Japan
What character/symbol represented women working in factories?
Rosie the Riveter
What was the Holocaust?
Mass murder of 6 million Jews
What policy allowed Hitler to expand without immediate consequences?
Appeasement
What laws were passed to keep the U.S. out of war in the 1930s?
Neutrality Acts
What happened the day after Pearl Harbor?
U.S. declared war on Japan
What system limited goods like food and gas during WWII?
Rationing
Name one type of camp used during the Holocaust.
Concentration camp / extermination camp
Why did many Germans support Hitler in the 1930s?
Economic hardship, unemployment, desire for strong leadership
What program allowed the U.S. to send aid to Allies without immediate payment?
Lend-Lease Act
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
U.S. trade sanctions threatened Japan & Japan wanted control of Pacific Region
How did WWII help end the Great Depression?
Job creation and wartime production
Why is the Holocaust considered a human rights violation?
People targeted based on identity/ Force them into inhumane conditions
How did the Munich Agreement encourage further aggression by Hitler?
Showed that Britain and France would give in without fighting
How did U.S. actions before Pearl Harbor show it was no longer truly neutral?
Supplying Allies with weapons and materials
What was the goal of D-Day?
Open a second front in Europe, pressure Hitler/Germany's control in Europe
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
Forced relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps
Why did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on Japan?
To avoid invasion and end war quickly
Explain both sides of the argument FOR and AGAINST appeasement.
For: Avoid war in the short term and meet in the middle with Hitler/Germany.
Against: Hitler was violating the Treaty of Versailles. Giving into him will not work. Must fight back vs Hitler.
Why did Roosevelt believe helping the Allies was necessary before entering the war?
To protect democracy and prevent Axis victory
Explain why D-Day is considered a turning point in WWII.
Led to liberation of Western Europe and defeat of Germany/Hitler
Which supreme court case took a look into the civil liberties during WWII?
Korematsu vs U.S. (over internment camps being fair or unfair)
Explain BOTH sides of the argument FOR and AGAINST the use of the atomic bombs by the U.S. at the end of WWII
For: "Ends war quickly, saves U.S. lives, Japan was unlikely to surrender"
Against: "Killed civilians, Japan may have been near surrendering, mass destruction/ long-term Radiation"