The Home Front
Impact of World War II
Strategic Thinking
Powerful People
Friends and Foes
That's the Deal
100
This type of investment security is bought to fund a war effort, and is redeemable for interest after a certain period of time.
What is a war bond?
100
These two nations emerged as superpowers after World War II.
Who were the United States and the Soviet Union?
100
This was the code name given to the Allies' overall invasion of France in order to liberate Europe from the Nazis.
What was Operation Overlord?
100
This fascist dictator, who ruled from 1933 to 1943, led Germany into and throughout World War II
Who was Adolf Hitler?
100
This group of countries, led by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union, fought against the Axis Powers in World War II.
Who were the Allies?
100
President Roosevelt used these informal radio broadcasts to explain his plans to combat the Great Depression to average Americans.
What were fireside chats?
200
Government-controlled limits on the amount of certain goods that civilians could buy during wartime are described by this term.
What is rationing?
200
This multinational organization was founded in 1945 to promote peace and international relations.
What is the United Nations?
200
This tactic involves dropping bombs on key political and industrial targets to reduce an enemy's war-fighting ability.
What is strategic bombing?
200
This 32nd president of the United States led the country through the later part of the Great Depression and through most of World War II.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
200
These nations were the three most powerful members of the Axis Powers in World War II.
Who are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
200
This term is used to describe a government that assumes responsibility for providing for the needs of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed.
What is a welfare state?
300
This term is used to describe temporary imprisonment of members of a certain group.
What is internment?
300
The United States' first ambassador to the United Nations, this woman guided the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
300
This American strategy involved moving from one Pacific island to another, dislodging the Japanese as they went.
What is island-hopping?
300
This leader of the communist Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 led the U.S.S.R. through World War II and its post-war expansion.
Who was Josef Stalin?
300
Japanese pilots who deliberately crashed planes into American ships during World War II were given this name, which translates as "divine wind".
Who were kamikazes?
300
This economic theory favors public works projects because they put money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, thereby stimulating the economy.
What is pump priming?
400
This name was given to America's enormous rate of economic output during World War II.
What is the "production miracle"?
400
This demographic group of Americans experienced the greatest growth in economic opportunities due to World War II.
Who are women?
400
This tactic involves dropping massive amounts of bombs over a wide area in order to inflict maximum damage.
What is saturation bombing?
400
This Prime Minister, who served from 1940 to 1945, led Great Britain through World War II.
Who was Winston Churchill?
400
This term was used to describe Navajo Indians recruited by the U.S. Marine Corps to transmit messages using memorized codes based on their native language.
Who were code talkers?
400
This was the name given to President Roosevelt's informal council of African American leaders who helped shape New Deal policy.
What was the Black Cabinet?
500
This American cultural icon, shown in the image below, represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
500
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin used this 1945 strategy meeting to make plans for the post-war world.
What was the Yalta Conference?
500
This code name was given to the Allies' efforts to mislead the Nazis regarding the location of their planned invasion of Europe and the disposition of their invasion forces.
What was Operation Bodyguard?
500
This Emperor of Japan during World War II led his nation to surrender after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who was Hirohito?
500
This African American squadron that escorted bombers in the air war over Europe during World War II became known as "Red Tails" for their colorful paint scheme.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
500
This law, part of the "Indian New Deal", gave Native Americans more control over their affairs.
What was the Indian Reorganization Act?