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This policy kept the U.S. out of foreign conflicts in the 1920s–30s.
What is isolationism?
These backyard gardens helped Americans grow food during the war.
What are Victory Gardens?
This day marked the official surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe.
What is V-E Day (May 8, 1945)?
This secret project developed the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
These laws, passed in the 1930s, were designed to keep the United States out of foreign wars by banning arms sales and loans to countries at war.
What are the Neutrality Acts?
This 1941 policy allowed the U.S. to send war supplies to Allies without immediate payment.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
This system limited how much goods people could buy using coupons.
What is rationing?
This general commanded Allied forces during D-Day.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This strategy involved capturing key islands to move closer to Japan.
What is island hopping?
This international organization was created after WWII to promote peace.
What is the United Nations?
Japan invaded this region in 1931 to gain resources.
What is Manchuria?
This campaign encouraged African Americans to fight for victory abroad and equality at home.
What is the Double Victory Campaign?
This deadly Soviet battle turned the tide against Germany.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
This battle was a turning point in the Pacific after the U.S. broke Japanese codes.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This order led to the internment of Japanese Americans.
What is Executive Order 9066?
This 1939 U.S. policy allowed Allied nations to purchase weapons only if they paid upfront and transported them themselves, helping America support the war while staying technically neutral.
What is the "Cash and Carry" policy?
This government program controlled production and shifted factories to war goods.
What is the War Production Board?
This was Germany’s final major offensive that failed in late 1944.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
This emperor announced Japan’s surrender after the atomic bombings.
Who is Emperor Hirohito?
This Supreme Court case upheld Japanese internment during WWII.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
This U.S. action pushed Japan toward attacking Pearl Harbor by threatening its economy.
What is the oil embargo (cutting off oil to Japan)?
This government agency created propaganda to support the war effort and boost morale.
What is the Office of War Information (OWI)?
This was the main purpose of D-Day.
What is opening a second front in Europe?
This was the planned Allied invasion of Japan that was avoided by using atomic bombs.
What is Operation Downfall?
This agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the Axis Powers.
What is the Tripartite Pact?