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, victory gardens, war bonds, scrap drives, not talking about the war
What were the two places we dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was a common societal role for married women before WWII?
Working in Factories, Cooking and Cleaning in the home, or Serving in the Military
Cooking and cleaning in the home
What were ghettos and who was housed there?
Areas where Jews were forced to live under poor conditions
Granting potential enemy’s wishes to avoid conflict
Appeasement
US International Policy Prior to 1941
Isolationism
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Propaganda
What jobs were the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) responsible for?
Transporting planes and cargo
What was the purpose of Executive Order 8022?
To limit African American enlistment in the military or Prohibit employment discrimination
Prohibit employment discrimination
What percentage of African American men were allowed into the armed forces initially?
10%
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
What was a war bond?
A loan from citizens to the government to help fund the war
What was a common job assigned to African American soldiers during WWII?
Maintenance Workers and Manual Labor Jobs
How did the United States respond to the information about the Holocaust during its occurrence?
Many Americans doubted the reports or They immediately accepted all Jewish refugees
Many American doubted the reports
A peace agreement signed in 1919 that ended World War I and required Germany to give up 10% of its European territory, give up all of its overseas colonies, pay reparations to the Allies, and demilitarize their army.
Treaty of Versailles
When was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
Japanese Americans were put into internment camps because of this executive order
Executive Order 9066
Name one way the U.S. government encouraged conservation of resources during the war?
By encouraging people to plant victory gardens and ration their goods and food
Which organization did three million women volunteer for during WWII?
The Red Cross
What was the 'Final Solution'?
The systematic plan by the Nazis to mass murder 6 million Jews
A form of nationalism and fascism, this type of government was based on racial hatred and committed violent hatred toward Jews.
Nazism
Select the two cities the U.S. DID NOT use nuclear weapons on to force Japan into unconditional surrender to end WWII.
A. Hiroshima
B. Tokyo
C. Nagasaki
D. Osaka
B. Tokyo
D. Osaka
An all African-American military squad to fly and maintain combat aircraft
Tuskegee Airmen
This day celebrated Germany surrendering
VE Day
Campaign started by an African American newspaper symbolized the desire for victory abroad against the Axis Powers and victory at home against racism and segregation?
Double V Campaign
Name 3 Dictators Discussed in class.
Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco, Emperor Hirohito