World War 2 Causes
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, Italy
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France aka the Turning Point in the War
What is D-Day?
America Joined War after the bombing of this US Naval Base.
What is Pearl Harbor?
These were horrible places the Jewish people were forced to live in with little food, water or rest
What is concentration camp?
The project that worked on building the first atomic bomb
What was the Manhattan Project?
What side did the U.S fight for in World War Two?
What is Allied Powers?
U.S. policy prior to entering World War 1 and 2
What is Isolationism?
Presidents during World War 2
FDR, and Truman
The name of the 2 cities where the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Holocaust killed this many Jews
6 Million
What year did WW2 officially begin?
What 1939?
This woman was shown on many posters to prove that women can do the jobs of men while they are at war.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
Life changed for them when the war started as they took jobs that men usually filled during World War 2
Who are Women?
The country the Soviets and Allied Powers split to rebuild after World War 2
What is Germany?
He was the military leader of Japan
Who was Hideki Tojo?
Still not recovered from trench warfare in World War 1 so they didn't want to go to war again.
What is France?
What powers were part of the Ally forces?
Who are UK, France, US, & Soviet Union?
The use of advertisements to persuade people to think one way or another
What is Propoganda?
A dictator controls the lives of people and the people are not allowed to disagree with the government.
What is fascism?
The mass genocide of Jewish people.
What was the Holocaust?
What side did Japan fight for in World War Two?
What is Axis Powers?
The U.S. sought to capture this Japanese island because it was the perfect location to use as a base for U.S. planes and ships
What is Iwo Jima?
These items were rationed due to the war
What is gasoline, food and water?
This day celebrated Germany surrendering
What is VE Day?
It was a hard decision for President Truman to make when considering whether or not to drop an atomic bomb. What led him to making this decision?
What is the U.S. would have lost 500,000 to 1 million men if they went to war and it was too great a sacrifice?