Home Front
Who was the president of the United States at the start of WW2?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Who were the Allied forces?
D. UK, France, USA and Soviet Union
Who was the leader of Germany during WWW2?
Adolf Hitler
Why was the Battle of Midway important?
OR
Who did the USA defeat?
Forced Japan to fight a defensive war (lost 4 aircraft carriers)
Japan
What were the two places that the U.S.A dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What nation did Germany invade to cause ww2? A. Netherlands, B. Poland, C. Austria, or D. Czechia
B. Poland
What is the Selective Service Act or the draft?
Men of fighting age are forced to enlist into the armed forces
Who was the president of the United States at the start of WW2?
Franklin D Roosevelt
What was the Internment of Japanese Americans?
Forced to go to camps during WW2 for fear of being spies or sympathetic to Japan
How long did World War II last?
A 3
B 6
C 9
D 12
B 6
Who was the president of the United States at the end of World War II?
Harry Truman
What was the United States' strategy to defeat Japan?
Island Hoping
Leap Frogging
Give an example of how propaganda posters were used during WW2
Enlist in military
Ration food or supplies
Join Government program
Get women into workforce
Entice Patriotism
What was appeasement?
Britain did this to Germany before WW2
Giving in to unjust demands to avoid war
Who were the Commanders of the Army and Navy in the Pacific?
MacArthur and Nimitz
Important Dates: 7th of December, 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
What was the Manhattan Project?
Secret development of the Atomic Bomb
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9981?
Desegregated the military.
Date of D-day
June 6th
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?
The forced removal of Japanese Americans into internment camps