Important People
Who was the president of the United States during the majority of WWII?
FDR
This battle or attack took place on December 7th, 1941 and is credited with the United States' involvement in World War II.
What was the name of the practice of growing your own fruits and vegetable to help alleviate the demand for food (grown by normal everyday citizens).
Victory Gardens
How many Jews were killed in the holocaust?
6,000,000
Who was the Prime Minister to Great Britain during the majority of WWII?
Winston Churchill
Who was the president of the United States at the end of WWII, and green lit the use of the atomic bombs on Japan?
Harry Truman
Officially known as Operation Overlord this battle/invasion took place on June 6th, 1944 and was important because it allowed the Allies to gain a foothold in western Europe.
D-Day Invasion/Battle of Normandy
What was it called when the government limited the amounts of certain things you were able to purchase during the war years, in order to meet the demands of the US war effort.
Rationing
What were the names of the two cities in which atomic bombs were dropped in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who was the leader of the Japanese military during WWII?
Hideki Tojo
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the European Theater?
Dwight Eisenhower
This battle took place in August of 1942 and was important because the Allies were able to stop the Japanese advancement towards Australia.
Battle of Guadalcanal
Name three states in which Japanese internment camps were regularly seen.
California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Arkansas...
What was the name of the decoy operation that would trick Hitler into thinking that troops were actually 200 miles north of Normandy?
Operation Fortitude
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific Theater?
Douglas MacArthur
This battle took place in the winter of 1944 and was the last major offensive (last effort) of the Nazis to push back the Allies in western Europe.
Battle of the Bulge
In what year did the United States officially apologize for Japanese internment camps?
1988
The invasion of what country officially started WWII on September 1, 1939?
Poland
Who was considered to possibly be the best General in the United States Military, but was too arrogant, mouthy, and hot headed to ever reach the top? He was most well-known for tank warfare.
George S. Patton
Who was the Prime Minister when the Munich Pact (appeasement agreement) took place?
Neville Chamberlain
This important battle is one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater. It is important because it finally put the United States within striking distance of Japan.
I will accept Iwo Jima or Okinawa
What was the name of the most popular poster of the era which encouraged women to find work in the manufacturing industry?
Rosie the Riveter
What former German territory (occupied by French and British Troops) was the first land grab Hitler made when conquering virtually all of Europe?
Rhineland
Who was the chief physicist on the Manhattan Project (project to create the atomic bombs)?
Robert Oppenheimer