European Theater
What started WWII?
Germany's invasion of Austria
How did the Allies fool the Germans on D-Day?
They set up fake tanks on the shores of England opposite Calais so the Germans thought the Allies were going to invade at Calais.
Name the city in Japan where the first atom bomb was dropped.
Hiroshima
How did the war change the lives of women?
Women had to go to work in factories to help the war effort.
What was the name of the African-American airmen who flew during WWII?
Tuskegee Airmen
What year did WWII start?
1939
Name the female American spy who spied on the Germans
Virginia
What was the reasoning for President Truman to drop the bomb?
He thought less lives would be lost than a Japanese invasion.
Shooting boltlike rods to hold metal plates together
riveting
What was the name of the passenger ship which was hit by a German torpedo?
Athenia
What does blitzkrieg mean?
lighting war- 3 -part attack plan- Germany's method of dropping bombs followed by driving tanks into a country and destroying everything and lastly sending in soldiers.
What was a convoy system?
Destroyers and other ships surrounded supply ships so they could detect German uboats with their radar.
How many Japanese died in the first atomic bomb?
200,000
WOWs
Women Ordnance Workers
How many people were killed in WWII?
15 million
Name the battle where the most people were killed
Battle of Stalingrad- 2 million killed
The language the Sioux sent messages to Americans
Lakota
What was Pearl Harbor?
A surprise Japanese attack on the United States navy.
Congresswoman to introduce bill to add women to the military in 1942
Edith Nourse
Name one of the causes of WWII?
Germany lost WWI and wanted to become a great nation again.
What was the Holocaust?
The mass extermination of Jewish people by the Germans
How did the US disguise weapons factories from Japanese bombers?
Covered the buildings with painted tarps to look like a town.
Name the largest naval battle of the war
Battle of Midway
Home of the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
Richmond, California
What was the longest battle of the war?
Battle of the Atlantic