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What was the first battle for the USA of World War II?
Pearl Harbor December 7,1941
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Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, the US
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Who was the Fascist dictator of Germany?
Adolf Hitler
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This iconic "hero" became the mascot for women working to help the war effort:
"Rosie the Riveter"
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What political figure rose to power as a dictator during the 1930s?
Adolf Hitler
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What Allied invasion of Europe became the largest amphibious assault in military history?
D-Day
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What countries made up the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Who was Britain's prime minister?
Winston Churchill
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This skilled fighter squad was made up entirely of African-American pilots:
Tuskeegee Airmen
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This is the German word meaning "lightning war":
blitzkrieg
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What two cities were destroyed by the USA with the atomic bomb on August 6 and August 9th of 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Out of the Axis powers, who lost the most men?
Germany
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Fascist dictator of Italy
Benito Mussolini
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This was a popular way to help out with rationing food in your own home:
Victory Gardens
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In this terrible event, the Japanese brutally mistreated American prisoners-of-war in the Pacific in 1942:
Bataan Death March
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Name 3 famous American battles of the Pacific Theater: _______________ _______________ _______________
Okinana Iwo Jima Midway Guadalcanal Wake Island
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From the Allies, who lost the most men?
USSR (Soviet Union)
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Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union who changed it into a industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
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This was an Act that allowed the United States to give supplies/ammo/goods to our allies BEFORE we entered World War II:
Lend Lease Act
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Who was the President of the United States during WW2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The Allies invaded Europe on June 6, 1944...WHERE did they make their famous assault?
Normandy, France
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What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic and the Axis were mostly Facist.
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This future American president served as the Commander of American forces in WW2, and led the D-Day invasion:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What did President Roosevelt sign that rounded up all Japanese-Americans and placed them in internment camps?
Executive Order 9066
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BEFORE WW2 started, the Allies thought this practice of letting Germany have smaller countries would prevent World War:
appeasement
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