Moving Towards the War
Who was president to at the beginning of WW2?
FDR
Who were the two major allies to the United States?
Britain and the Soviet Union
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What is rationing?
(For an extra 100 points what color were the two stamps used for rationing food)
allow each person to have only a fixed amount of a particular commodity
(Red and Blue)
People gathered during the Holocaust would often be thrown into these
Concentration Camps
Who are the three dictators to rise to power leading up to the second world war?
(For an extra 200 points list the countries they rose to power in)
Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler
What year did Hitler invade Poland, starting the second world war?
1939
True or False: About one-third of American Soldiers that fought in the Pacific died.
True
What percentage of the Fresh Vegetables in the United States were produced by Victory Gardens?
About one-third of all vegetables were being produced by victory gardens.
What was one method Nazis used to try and convince the public to turn against Jews?
Anti-Semitic Propaganda
What two countries signed a non-aggression pact leading up to the second world war?
Germany and the Soviet Union
What was the name of the Operation that aimed to liberate France known as?
Operation Overlord or D-Day
Which President decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan?
True or False: Women during the Second World War began taking over jobs that were once held by men
True
How many people died due to the Holocaust?
Around 11 Million People
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
Authorized the President to give aid to any country whose defense was vital to US Security.
What did the Yalta Conference do to Germany after the War in Europe was over?
Germany was split up into four sections, being governed by the allies
What two cities were hit with an Atomic Bomb during WW2?
(For an extra 400 Points what was the project for developing the bomb called)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What did the Office of Price Administration and the Office of War information do?
(You only need one)
OPA - Controlled Shortages and Inflation
OWI - Propaganda effort for the war
True or False: Hitler started the Holocaust
False - No one person started the Holocaust
What was Cash and Carry?
We would sell weapons and supplies to warring nations, but those nations had to have the cash to purchase it and transport it themselves.
What was the deadliest battle of WW2?
(This is also the deadliest battle in world history)
Battle of Stalingrad
What military strategy was used by the US to get closer to Japan? This strategy would be very costly to the US but was necessary to ensure success
Island Hopping
What was Executive Order 9066?
It allowed the use of Internment camps for Japanese American Citizens
What is the most famous concentration camp from WW2
Auschwitz