Important People
Important Events
The Homefront
War in Europe
War in Asia and Pacific
100
The president of the United States at the beginning of World War II
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
100
December 7th, 1941
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor
100
Home grown fruits and vegetables
What are Victory Gardens
100
Largest amphibious invasion in history
What is the D-Day Invasion
100
Turning point of the war in the Pacific
What is the Battle of Midway
200
The Supreme Allied Commander of forces in Europe
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
200
Began with the German invasion of Poland
What is World War II
200
This was used to share the scares goods available to the public.
What is rationing
200
Area of France where the D-Day invasion took place
What is Normandy
200
U.S strategy for defeating Japanese forces in the Pacific
What is Island hopping
300
African American war hero denied the Congressional Medal of Honor
Who is Vernon Baker
300
Allowed the United States to supply weapons to its allies fighting the Axis Powers
What is the Lend-Lease Act
300
$185 billion worth was purchased to help finance the war
What are war bonds
300
Last major battle in Europe
What is the Battle of the Bulge
300
Commander of the Army in Far East
Who is Douglas MacArthur
400
Led the 3rd Army through Germany
Who is George S. Patton
400
Meeting between Germany, United Kingdom, and France meant to "appease" Hitler
What is the Munich Conference
400
Government agency responsible for war propaganda
What is the Office of War Information
400
He led the 1st Army in Germany
Who is Omar Bradley
400
Cities destroyed by atomic bombs
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
500
Commander of the U.S Fleet in the Pacific
Who is Chester Nimitz
500
Top secret United States atomic program
What is the Manhattan Project
500
Issued by the president, challenged by Fred Korematsu
What is Executive Order 9066
500
The genocide of Jewish Europeans by the Nazis
What is the Holocaust
500
President who made the decision to use atomic bombs
Who is Harry Truman
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