European Theater
First nation to see fighting
Poland
Japan invades this island about halfway to Hawaii
Midway
President of the US when World War II begins.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
doing without, saving, and reusing to help the war effort
rationing
name given to women who entered the workforce during World War II
Rosie the Riveters
Place where D-day took place
Normandy
Bombed on December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Leader of the British in World War II
Winston Churchill
those who, for religious or philosophical reasons, refuse to serve in the armed forces
conscientious objectors
Volcanic island in the ocean used to hid Japanese soldiers
Iwo Jima
Code name for the D-day mission
Overlord
the process of pushing back the Japanese to their home little by little.
Island Hopping
Leader of forces in Europe in WW II
Dwight David Eisenhower
The political party started by Hitler that became known as the ___.
Nazis
The plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
The Enola Gay
Sea located below Europe where much fighting took place.
Mediterranean Sea
He made the Philippines his home to conduct the American forces
Douglas MacArthur
Italian Leader in World War II
Beneto Mousseline
The political ideology that places a heightened focus on national unity, through dictatorial rule, and militarism.
Facism
The forced incarceration of the West Coast Japanese first and second generations.
internment
The city captured by the Soviets that led to Hitler's demise.
Berlin
These were the names of the two bombs dropped on Japan.
Fat Man and Little Boy
General heading the D-day forces
Dwight David Eisenhower
The campaign by African Americans to win victory over the enemy overseas and victory over racism at home.
Double V Campaign
This general was repremanded for discipling a soldier who was in the hospital suffering from stress.
General George Patton