US Involvement
What event prompted the United States to enter World War II?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
What were Americans encouraged to buy to support the war effort financially?
On which two Japanese cities were the atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the name of the government program that relocated Japanese Americans during World War II?
Japanese Internment Camps
What victory brought a global end to World War 2
Victory over Japan
What year did the United States officially enter World War II?
1941
What was the purpose of Victory Gardens during World War II?
To increase food production and reduce pressure on public food supply.
What was the code name for the first atomic bomb test?
Trinity
Where were majority of the camps located in the US
The West Coast
Who was the first lady of the world?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II?
FDR
What was the name given to the symbolic figure representing women working in factories during WWII?
Rosie the Riveter
What were the names of the bombs?
Little Boy and Fat Man
Approximately how many Japanese Americans were interned during World War II?
About 120,000.
What global organization was founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation among countries?
The United Nations
What was the name of the project that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project.
What was the Executive Order that prohibited racial discrimination on the armed forces?
8802
Who was the lead scientist on the Manhattan Project?
J. Robert Oppenheimer.
What executive order authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?
Executive Order 9066.
What act provided benefits to returning World War II veterans, including educational assistance and home loans?
The GI Bill
What were the names of the alliances and which were the countries that participated in each alliance?
Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
What were the ways that morale was boosted on the Homefront?
Scrap metal drives, rationing, community involvement, propaganda
What was the name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
What Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese internment during World War II? What amendment was being violated?
Korematsu vs United States. 5th Amendment
What was the aim of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
sets out fundamental human rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to