World War 2 Causes
Japan, Germany, Italy
Surprise invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach
Normandy (D-Day)
What were people doing at home to help during the war?
Rationing food, war gardens, war bonds, scrap drives, ect.
What were the two places we dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The men who made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by encoding military communication for secure transmission.
Navajo Code Talkers
What is propaganda?
The use of advertisements to persuade people to think one way or another.
Granting potential enemy’s wishes to avoid conflict
Appeasement
US International Policy Prior to 1941
Isolationism
Presidents during World War 2
FDR and Truman
How many people died in WWII
75 Million
Mass genocide of Jewish People
Holocaust
Warring nations could buy weapons if they paid the US cash and shipped them back to Europe on their own. Or the US would lend war supplies to any country that was considered "Vital to the defense of the United States." These "acts" were called?
Neutrality Acts
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades officially beginning WW2
Poland
Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
They filled in jobs that men usually filled during World War 2
Women
Name the French City after which the WW1 peace treaty was named.
Treaty of Versailles
The Lend-Lease Act during World War II provided military and financial aid to who
Great Britain
Secret plan for US to build the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
Causes of WW2 MAIN
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
When was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
Japanese Americans were put into internment camps because of this
Executive Order 9066
Name of the British Minister who leads WWII.
Winston Churchill
President Harry Truman justified his decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan by saying that this action would do this
Save Lives and End the War Soon
Iconic women who worked outside of the home during WWII
Rosie the Riveter
A form of nationalism and fascism, this type of government was based on racial hatred and committed violent hatred toward Jews.
Nazism
Three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, who declared war on the United States.
Germany and Italy
All African-American military squad to fly and maintain combat aircraft
Tuskegee Airmen
This day celebrated Germany surrendering
VE Day
One reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
Embargo on goods like oil
Who were the Allied Forces?
UK, France, USA, and Soviet Union