Japan
The U.S. joined the war after this event that killed over 2,400 U.S. servicemen
What is Pearl Harbor
This person was the dictator of Germany at this time
Who was Hitler
A cultural icon in the U.S. during this time, she represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards.
Who is Rosie the Riveter
A major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2 that took place June 4-7 1942
What is Battle of Midway
This punished Germany for WW1 and caused aggression for WW2
What is the Treaty of Versailles
The Japanese resorted to this tactic to get at the Americans any way possible
What is kamikaze pilots
The number of Jews killed in the Holocaust
What is 6 million Jews
This event let African Americans escape segregation, radical violence, and limited economic opportunity in the South
What is the Great Migration
These countries were apart of the Allies
What are Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China
In 1939, Hitler invaded what country
What is Poland
This event led 75,000 Americans and Filipinos on a 60 mile march to a new concentration camp
What is the Bataan Death March
In June 1941, Hitler launched an invasion (Operation Barbarossa) on this nation
What is the Soviet Union
African American newspaper that stood for “Victory abroad and Victory at Home.”
What is the Double V Campaign
These countries were apart of the Axis
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan
After the invasion of Poland, these two countries declared war on Germany
What are France and Britain
This tactic was used by Americans to defeat the Japanese
What is island-hopping
This term refers to Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe
What is the "final solution"
The number of Americans that served in World War 2
What is 16.1 million
This American general carried out D-Day in France
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
This belief states that America should focus their ideals on internal conflicts other than foreign or other non direct threats
What is isolationism
This day marks the end of World War 2, with Japan surrendering unconditionally
What is V-J (Victory over Japan) Day
Allies won this battle using the convoy system and radar to attack U-boats
What is the Battle of the Atlantic
The number of women that volunteered in the Red Cross during World War 2
Organized by Robert Oppenheimer, this was an American bomb designed in fear that Germany might be working on an atomic weapon
What is the Manhattan Project
World War 2 partially helped bring the U.S. out of this time period
What is the Great Depression