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Who were the U.S. Presidents during World War II?

FDR and Harry Truman 

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What was the allied strategy in World War II?

Defeat Hitler first

100

Which battle was the turning point on the Eastern front of the European theatre and what nation was it in?

Stalingrad (USSR)

100

What was used to ensure enough supplies were available to the military?

Rationing 

100

What was the name given to the German's "Final Solution" and what did it entail?

The Holocaust, the mass genocide of unwanted ethnic groups and individuals

200

Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?

Winston Churchill

200

What was the Axis strategy during World War II?

Defeat Soviet Union early, bomb Britian into submission 

200

Which battle was the final battle of the U.S. Island Hopping campaign?

Okinawa 

200

How was World War II paid for?

War bonds and income tax 

200

At which set of trials were the Nazis tried and hung for their war crimes?

Nuremburg 

300

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

Joseph Stalin 

300

What was the U.S. strategy in the Pacific theatre?

Island Hopping 

300

Which battle marked the turning point on the Western front of the European theatre and what nation was it in?

D-Day landings at Normandy (France)

300

How did the U.S. government keep morale high and opinions positive during war in terms of media?

Heavy censorship 

300

Which group of Americans was interned throughout the duration of the war?

Japanese-Americans 

400

Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

Adolf Hitler

400

What was Japan's strategy in the Pacific theatre?

Conquer Australia and Hawaii, hope the U.S. would be fine with it
400

Which battle was Germany's last major stand against the Allies and which nation was it in?

Battle of the Bulge (Belgium)

400

In addition to volunteers, how was the personnel requirements met for the war?

The draft

400

In which theatre were POWs more likely to be treated in accordance with the Geneva Convection?

European

500

Name a U.S. military leader and which theatre they were in:

Dwight D. Eisenhower/George C. Patton (Europe), Douglass McArthur (Pacific)
500

The use of these was an alternative to a full-scale land invasion of mainland Japan:

The atomic bombs 
500

Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific theatre?

Midway

500

Which two groups who had previously not done so took jobs in war plants and industrial centers?

Women and African Americans 

500

This event included the transport of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners and the death of 16,000 Filipino soldiers:

The Bataan Death March 

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