The allied invasion of Normandy Beach in France in an effort to create a two front war in Europe
What is D-Day
100
The stampbooks that allowed Americans to only buy a certain amount of supplies during the war in an effort to help supply soldiers
What are rations (ration books)
100
This was the site of the Japanese attack on a US naval base that drew the United States into WWII
What is Pearl Harbor
100
These are the places that Japanese Americans were held during World War II in the United States
What are internment Camps
100
Who was the fascist leader of Italy, until he was publicly hanged in the streets following the Italian Surrender?
Who is Benito Mussolini (Il Duce)
200
This battle was a turning point on the Eastern front, which saw the Soviet Union push back against the Germans
What is Battle of Stalingrad
200
Giving the United States government a loan that they would eventually pay back with interest in order to help support the war cause
What is a War Bond
200
These two towns are the locations of the Atomic Bombings in Japan
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki
200
These were American campaigns to limit gas usage and produce their own food at home to help support the war effort
What are Victory Speed Limits and Victory Gardens
200
This policy allowed the United States to be successful in the Pacific Theater by picking and choosing strategic locations on the way to Japan
What is Island Hopping
300
This campaign started when the Allies invaded Sicily, and then moved their way through this country against the German army, who replaced the army of this nation when they surrendered
What is the Italian Campaign
300
The system of fortifications along the beaches of France built by the Germans in order to prevent attacks like D-Day
What is the Atlantic Wall
300
This town was named after the leader of the Soviet Union and was the location of a key battle in Europe
What is Stalingrad
300
WWII featured the first one of these, in which American males had were forced into duty to serve the country
What is a Draft
300
This group of people found work in the United States at an unprecedented rate ( how many joined the workforce?)
What is women (6.5 million)
400
This battle saw the last German Offensive of WWII, despite their ability to surprise the allies. Germany was left reeling on two fronts after this battle.
What is the Battle of the Bulge
400
The policy that the United States engaged in before World War II, in an attempt to stay out of war and mind our own business.
What is Isolationism
400
This is the key area through which the United States attacked Italy (Erwin Rommel was successful here for the Germans for an extended time)
What is Northern Africa or Sicily
400
This is the overarching idea that every part of the American society is focused on the war effort, regardless of what it did beforehand
What is Total War
400
What were some of the changes in Europe as a result of WWII?
What is Germany lost all of their imperialist acquisitions, The Soviets became the enemy of the United States after the war, Mussolini and Hitler both dead, the Nuremberg Trials
500
This battle was an important Turning Point in the Pacific theater in which the United States destroyed a main Japanese Air Force Base which limited the Japanese defense for the rest of the war
What is the Battle of Midway
500
A governing style in which one person has complete control and makes all of the decisions for the state (Hitler and Mussolini are good examples of this style of governing)
What is totalitarianism
500
This place was the obvious location for the D-Day attack, not Normandy beach. This was the closest location in France to the British across the English Channel
What is the Pas de Calais
500
What was the name of the project to build the atomic bomb that was taking place during most of the war up until its use in 1945?
What is the Manhattan Project
500
There were 4 criteria for a successful D-Day attack, name at least 3
What is
1. The enemy must remain ignorant of the proposed landing site
2. The enemy must be prevented from bringing up reinforcements quickly once the allies landed
3. Complete Allied air and naval superiority in the English Channel
4. Local defences must largely be destroyed by air and sea bombardment