US Entry Into World War II
a policy of non-involvement in wars or the affairs of other nations
neutrality
– form of government in which all aspects of daily life are controlled by a central authority
Totalitarian
existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.
domestic
What is the German term for 'lightning war'?
Blitzkrieg
What vocabulary term matches the following description?
the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
Genocide
What key event led to U.S. involvement in World War 2.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What were people asked to do in response to these concerns?
As part of the war effort, the government rationed foods such as sugar, butter, milk, cheese, eggs, coffee, meat, and canned goods; labor and transportation shortages made it hard to harvest and move fruits and vegetables to market
Grow victory gardens
What was created as a result of the Manhattan Project?
The atomic bomb
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage
ration
What country was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor- Dec. 7, 1941?
Japan
Name this event- June 6,1944, Allied invasion of northern France to liberate France from occupation by German forces
Invasion of Normandy, D-Day
What amendment was violated by the internment of Japanese Americans during World War 2?
4th and or 14th
Where did the Manhattan Project take place? What famous Jewish physicist was involved?
New Mexico/ Albert Einstein
Process of obtaining military, political, commercial, or other secret information by means of spies, secret agents, or illegal monitoring devices
Espionage
a government order that restricts commerce or exchange with a specified country
embargo
What event is described below?
Forced march of 70,000 U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war (World War II) captured by the Japanese in the Philippines.
Bataan Death March
– the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces at a time when the military still practiced racial segregation; participated in over 15,000sorties and earned over 100 Flying Crosses; their service reduced opposition to integration in the armed forces
Tuskegee Airmen
Why did president Truman decide to use atomic bombs at Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
To end the war.
Describe the Holocaust.
Answers may vary
–1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force in the early 1940s; all were former Navy, Marine, or Army pilots; went to China to support the Chinese in battle against the Japanese government
Flying Tigers
American Indians were recruited by the military to encode, transmit, and decode messages; the ______________ language was used to develop a code that was not broken by the enemy.
Navajo
How did women's roles change during World War II?
Women took over jobs for men that were fighting in the war and to produce goods to aid the war effort.
What did the United States produce for the military in order to mobilize for World War II? Name at least one correctly.
planes, tanks, nylon parachutes
This refers to people that pass away during war.
casualties