World War 2 Causes
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, Italy
Surprise invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach
Normandy (D-Day)
a series of diplomatic agreements between Mexico and the United States that permitted millions of Mexican males to work legally in the United States on short-term labor contracts
Bracero Program
The two cities we dropped bombs on in Japan
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
He was the emperor of Japan
Who was Hirohito?
Granting potential enemy’s wishes to avoid conflict
Appeasement
US International Policy Prior to 1941
Isolationism
Presidents during World War 2
FDR, and Truman
What was Hitler’s famous strategy for attacking called
Blitzkrieg
Mass genocide of Jewish People
Holocaust
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades officially beginning WW2
Poland
Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
What was "Rosie the Riveter"?
The country the Soviets and Allied Powers split to rebuild after World War 2
Germany
The Lend-Lease Act during World War II provided military and financial aid to this country
Great Britain
Three causes of World War II
(Any three of)
Treaty of Versailles
Economic Depression
Appeasement
Militarism
the exact date of the attack at 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
Harry Truman justified dropping atomic bombs on Japan by saying that this action would do these two things
Save Lives and End the War Soon
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
They made an important contribution to the Allied war effort by encoding military communication in their own language
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers