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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
In the concentration camps, what possessions did the German military take from the prisoners?
Shoes and jewelry/wedding rings
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Propaganda
Why did FDR make concessions for Germany in the Yalta Conference?
We needed Stalin's support in the Pacific against Japan and in establishing the United Nations.
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
What happened to the US on December 7, 1941?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
How did life change significantly for women?
They filled in jobs that men usually filled during World War 2
The poster created in Great Britain in the event that Hitler invaded them.
Keep Calm and Carry On
What was the name of the UK prime minister AFTER 1940?
Winston Churchill
Who commanded the Allied troops in the Pacific?
MacArthur
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.
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
Two cities the US bombed to force a surrender from Japan.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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
Appeasement
The date of D-Day
What is June 6, 1944?
The African American pilot heroes
What is Tuskegee Airmen?
JACL
Japanese American Citizens League
Who lead the US Navy in the Pacific?
Nimitz
Military leader later elected president
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?