Home Front
Method of limiting food and resources to civilians to ensure enough food and supplies are sent to the troops.
Rationing
Leader of Germany during WW2
Adolf Hitler
Hirohito
Dictator of Soviet Union
Stalin
U.S., England, France, Russia
Before the bombing at Pearl Harbor, this is how the U.S. felt about joining the war.
Neutral
These 3 countries made up the Axis Powers.
Italy, Germany, and Japan
The end of the War in the Pacific was known as? 1 Bonus Point for the date.
V-J Day
August 14, 1945
Fascist leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini
In what country was D-Day fought (Battle of Normandy, Operation Overlord)? Why was this battle so important to Allies?
Bonus point for the date
France on June 6, 1944
President during most of WW2, who died in office.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The plan Roosevelt and Churchill devised following Pearl Harbor deciding where to send the majority of the military.
Europe First Plan
Which county bombed Pearl Harbor and why?
Bonus Point for the date
Japan
Because of the sanctions placed on Japan by U.S.
December 7, 1941
U.S. President following the death of Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
The term explaining the Allies plan to win back islands in the Pacific.
Island hopping
"We can do it!", "I want you!", and "Help Him - Get a war job" are examples of this type of campaign popular during WWII.
Propoganda
What event started WW2?
Germany invading Poland in 1939
On which 2 cities were the Atomic bombs dropped?
Bonus Point for dates
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 6 and 9, 1945
Prime Minister of England
Winston Churchill
The path the Allies took in Europe.
Africa, Italy, France, Germany
These 2 groups took over jobs in America while many of the men were in Europe and the Pacific fighting.
Women and African Americans
The end of the War in Europe was known as? 1 bonus point: the date
V-E Day
May 8, 1945
What tactic was used by the Japanese to destroy Allied ships?
kamikaze attacks
Fictional woman who represented working women (We Can Do It)
Rosie the Riveter
The code name for the building of the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project