Fascism, Appeasement and America First
This ideology has the characteristics of authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, suppression of dissent and militarism.
What is Fascism
A government organized attack on Jewish businesses and synagogues. In German it means "The Night of Broken Glass"
What is Kristallnacht
The African-American aviators who flew during World War II
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen
France and Great Britain Declared war on Germany after it invaded what country?
What is Poland
The code name for the developement of the atomic bomb
What was the Manhattan Project
This agreement between Great Britain, France, and Germany allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia with a promise to take no more land in Europe
What is the Munich Pact
These German laws segregated the Jewish people from other Germans and took away their citizenship.
What were the Nuremberg Laws
America used members of this Native American tribe as "Code Talkers" during World War II
Who were the Navajo
This air battle over Great Britain was won by the British and made it so German couldn't invade England
What was the Battle of Britain
One of the two cities that was destroyed by an atomic bomb
What was Hiroshima or Nagasaki
This was the Fascist leader of Italy starting in 1922.
Who is Benito Mussolini
The name of one of Germany's concentration camps (more than one possible answer)
What is Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Dauchau, Bergenbelsen and Treblinka
These groups of women enlisted in the American Armed Forces and contributed to the war effort in every way except front line combat (more than one possible answer)
Who were the Women's Army Corps (WAC), Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and the Women Accepted for Volunteer Service (WAVES)
This battle in the Pacific was the turning point in the war in the Pacific because the American sank four Japanese aircraft carriers
What was the Battle of Midway
The U.S. President who made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan
Who was Harry Truman
This was the Fascist leader in Germany starting in 1933.
Who is Adolph Hitler
The name for Germany's plan to kill all of the Jewish people in Europe.
What is the "Final Solution"
During the war, Americans had to limit the amounts of gas, rubber, meat and sugar they bought / consumed. This was referred to as
What is rationing
This massive attack on Europe was given the code name Operation Overlord
What was D-Day
The location in Germany which held the trial for German leaders accused of war crimes after the end of World War II
What is Nuremberg
This American hero was the voice of the "America First Committee", who were isolationists who wanter to keep America out of Europe's conflicts.
Who was Charles Lindbergh
The total number of Jewish people killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust
What is 6 million
A garden planted by citizens during the war to raise vegatables for home use, leaving more for our troops
What were "Victory Gardens"
This battle in Europe was Germany's final attempt to break the allied line in the winter of 1944-45.
What was the Battle of the Bulge
The date of the Japanese surrender that officially ended World War II. It is known as V-J Day
What is August 15th, 1945