European Theater of War
What nation did Germany Invade in 1939?
Poland
What happened on December 7th, 1941?
Pearl Harbor
Charleston Naval Yard Produced What Type of Gunboat?
Destroyer
Unemployment ________ as a result of the U.S. mobilizing for war.
Decreased
What Nation did Stalin rule?
Russia
What two countries had a non-aggression pact that didn’t last long?
Germany & Russia
Once the U.S. declared war on Japan, what happened?
The other two Axis Powers (Germany and Italy) declared war on the U.S.
When men went to war, who worked in the factories?
Women
What main thing in South Carolina helped towards getting out of the Great Depression?
Military Bases
What Nation did Hitler rule?
Germany
What did the U.S. do after Germany Invaded Poland?
Remained Neutral
Why did the U.S. declare war on Japan?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Doolittle Raiders were training for what?
An air raid on Japan as a response to Pearl Harbor
What led to the rise of Totalitarianism in Europe?
Economic Issues
What Nation did Mussolini rule?
Italy
What is the term given to how Germany quickly conquered Europe?
BLITZKRIEG
Why did Japan want to wipe out Pearl Harbor?
So they could conquer the Pacific with little resistance
The Tuskegee Airmen are most known for what 2 things?
First African American pilots in combat & protecting U.S. bombers
Name the 3 main Totalitarians.
Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin
How many main alliances were there during WWII?
2
Even though the U.S. was “Neutral” What did the U.S. do?
Aided the Allies
What strategy was used by the U.S. to win in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
Why were the Navajo Code Talkers so good at what they did?
The Japanese couldn’t decipher the Navajo Language
Name 1 characteristic of Totalitarianism.
Led by a single person
Control of Media
Rejects Democracy
Propaganda controls people
Censorship
Controls Education
Terror Tactics
What were the 2 main alliances during WW2?
The Allies
The Axis Powers