Major Battles
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, USSR, USA, or China
These were sold to civilians to allow them to help finance the war effort.
What were War Bonds?
The militarization of this area was specifically prohibited by Nazi Germany. Hitler did it anyway.
What is the Rhineland?
Her iconic image was used as a recruitment tool to encourage women into the workforce.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
The Depression of the 1930s allowed for these types of governments to develop in Axis countries where nationional and racial ideals are promoted.
What is facism?
These two cities were destroyed by the USA with these two atomic bombs on August 6 and August 9th of 1945.
Hiroshima (Little Boy) and Nagasaki (Fat Man)
What American president decided to drop the atomic bomb?
Truman
This group were recruited by the Marines as "Code Talkers" to help communicate without worry of the Axis powers knowing what was discussed.
Who were Navajo Native Americans?
Britain and France's approach to try to prevent war by giving in to Hitler was known as this term.
What is appeasement?
What battle showed Americans that the Japanese were willing to "fight to the death"?
The Battle of Okinawa
This term for a Mexican laborer allowed into the US for a limited time as a seasonal agricultural worker were used during WWII because of labor shortages.
What were braceros?
This agreement was broken when Hitler decided to invade the Communist Soviet Union.
What was the non-aggression Pact?
This date of the invasion of Normandy became known as D-Day.
What is June 6th, 1944?
This African American became a Hero of Pearl Harbor after manning a machine gun and shooting down Japaense bomber planes.
Who was Dorrie Miller?
This term, for the natural space, Hitler believed Germany needed to thrive.
What is the Lebensraum?