World War 2 Causes
Japan, Germany, Italy
Who was President of the US in WW2
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What were people doing at home to help during the war?
Rationing food, victory gardens, war bonds, scrap drives, not talking about the war
Which invasion marked the beginning of liberation for Western Europe?
D-Day
The genocide of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II
The Holocaust
Name 3 Allied countries who fought in WW2
USA, UK, Soviet Union, France
A form of nationalism and fascism, this type of government was based on racial hatred and committed violent hatred toward Jews.
Nazism
The Neutrality Acts (1935-37)
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Propaganda
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atomic bombs?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
What was the Final Solution?
To imprison and murder Jews. political dissidents, people with disabilities, gypsies and homosexuals
The US initially wished to stay out of WW1 and WW2. What is the name of the policy when a nation tries to stay out of foreign affairs?
Isolationism
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades this country officially beginning WW2
Poland
When was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
How did life change significantly for women?
They filled in jobs that men usually filled during World War 2
What is the name of the strategy used in the Pacific Theater in which Allied forces would bypass heavily defended islands?
Island Hopping
What was the name of the UK prime minister AFTER 1940?
Winston Churchill
Who was Emperor Hirohito?
Supreme leader of Japan
A peace agreement signed in 1919 that ended World War I and required Germany to give up 10% of its European territory, give up all of its overseas colonies, pay reparations to the Allies, and demilitarize their army.
The Treaty of: a) Versailles b) Arnhem c) Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Provide at least one reason for US neutrality at the start of WWII.
Isolationism, fear of WWI repeat, America First, Great Depression
What was the name of the female character meant to encourage women to go work in factories?
Rosie the Riveter
What two machines became the most important naval weapons in the Pacific Theater?
Airplanes & Aircraft Carriers
What was the name of the project that led to the creation of the atomic bombs?
The Manhattan Project
What was the imprisonment of Japanese Americans called?
*Bonus - In what year did it begin, and when did it end?
Internment
Granting potential enemy’s wishes in order to avoid conflict
eg The Munich Agreement
Appeasement
What were the names of the two policies that gave the US government greater power to trade with belligerent nations?
Cash and Carry Policy
The Lend Lease Act
What was the name of the campaign to get African Americans to fight both against racism at home and against fascism abroad?
Double Victory
What was the name of the Allied war policy to focus their war effort in Europe before turning to the Japanese?
Germany First (Europe First) Policy
Who was the fascist leader of Italy from 1922-44?
Benito Mussolini
Freedom from want, freedom from fear, freedom of religion and freedom of speech are the...
Four Freedoms set forth by FDR