Leading into WW2 (pt1)
What organization did Woodrow Wilson want the US to join? It was his own idea.
League of Nations
What was the country that the Germans invaded after an appeasement policy gave them the Sudetenland? This did not start WW2.
Czechoslovakia
What did Congress declare at the start of WW2?
Neutrality Act of 1939
What attack drew the United States in WW2?
Pearl Harbor
Who convinces Congress to create the Women's Army Corps?
George Marshall
What was the name of the invasion of North Africa?
operation Torch
What was the first Axis power to surrencder?
italy
What did the Germans use to attack Allied shipping?
U-Boats
What was the all African American pilot crew's official name?
Tuskegee Airmen
What is the nickname of Operation Overlord?
D-Day
Who was the general in the Pacific that fled from the Philipines?
Gen Douglas MacArthur
What group of people were the main targets of the Holocaust
Jews
What Supreme court case upheld Interment camps?
Korematsu v United States
Where were the atomic bombs dropped in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who lead the Fascists in Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What country did Germany invade to start WW2?
Poland
What type of was the policy that allowed the British and French to pay for items and transport themselves to Europe?
Cash and Carry
What was the group of countries called that the United States joined called?
Allies
What was the group made for the Army for women to fill support roles in the military?
Women's Army Corps
What was the raid on the main islands of Japan in response to Pearl Harbor?
Doolittle Raid
What was the Invasion of Sicily called?
Operation Husky
What did the US set up to protect ships traveling in the Atlantic?
Naval Convoys
What was the all African American pilot crew's nickname?
Red Tails
What beach did Canadian troops take on D-Day?
Juno
What battle kicked the Japanese back out of the Philippines?
Battle of Leyte Gulf
What were the camps called that the Holocaust took place in?
Concentration Camps
What were first generation Japanese immigrants called?
Issei
What conference had the big three of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the end of the war? It planned the post-war occupation of Germany.
Yalta Conference
Who Lead the Nazis in Germany?
Adolf Hitler
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What number term did FDR get elected to before the US got involved? This was record setting.
His third term
What was the first time the Allied Leaders joined together to plan the War? They decide to focus on Germany and Europe First.
Tehran Conference
Who fought FDR for Civil rights during the war?
A. Philip Randolph
What battle stopped the Japanese advance toward Australia and Papua new Guinea?
The battle of the Coral Sea
What was the first major land battle against Japan?
Guadalcanal
What was the German code that was cracked and helped the Allies predict and counter submarine attacks?
Enigma
What were the bombing runs on the German logistics called?
Concentrated Bombing runs
What beaches did British troops take on D-Day?
Gold and Sword
What was the name of the forced march of American and Filipino troops to POW camps?
Bataan Death March
What were the Jews moved to before the concentration camps?
Ghettos
How many people were placed in the internment camps?
What was it called when Germany surrendered?
What was it called when Japan surrendered?
V-E Day (Victory over Europe day)
V-J Day (Victory over Japan day)
What group of people took control of the Japanese Government?
Military leaders
What country did Japan invade before invading China?
Korea
What act passed in March 1941 which gave supplies to the British and Soviet Union for Free?
Lend Lease
Who were the big Four?
United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and China
What was the office established with making scientific advances for the war effort?
Office of Scientific Research and Development
What battle crippled the Japanese navy by sinking 4 aircraft carriers?
Battle of Midway
What was the invasion of the mainland of Italy called?
Operation Avalanche
What type of technology helped better detect submarines below water?
Sonar
What was one of the fighters that gave the Allies an edge in the air battle?
P-51 Mustang and F6F Hellcat
What beaches did American troops take on D-Day?
Omaha and Utah
What was the attack led by Col Henry Mucci to free POWs from Cabanatuan?
Great Raid
what were Jews forced to put on their clothing?
Public identification (Star of David Specifically)
What were second and third generation Japanese immigrants called?
Nisei and sansei
Who became president after FDR died in Office?
Harry S. Truman
What nation did Italy invade to start Mussolini's ambition of reforming the Roman Empire?
Ethiopia
What region of China did Japan invade?
Manchuria
What was the Agreement between FDR and Winston Churchill calling for international cooperations against the Axis?
Atlantic Charter
What is the name for the draft that was reinstituted and started up for WW2? It was created in WW1.
Selective Service
What was the name for the project to create the nukes called?
Manhattan project
What Battle was the stopping point of the German advance into the Soviet Union? There was over 1.5 million casualties involved in this battle.
Battle of Stalingrad
What was the type of campaign that Guadalcanal was the first of?
Island Hopping
What was the name of the German navy?
Kriegsmarine
What was one of the Bombers that gave the Allies an edge in the air battle?
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-25 Mitchell
What group of people helped the allied invasion of Normandy by sabotaging Axis Communiations and supplies before the operation?
French Resistance
What was one of the worst POW camps in the Philippines that was the target of the Great Raid?
Cabanatuan
What Saint offered himself up for a Jewish Father in Auschwitz?
Maximillian Kolbe
What Executive order started the internment camps?
9066
On what ship did Emperor Hirohito surrender to the United States on?
USS Missouri