World War 2 (A)
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Who were the Allied forces?
UK, France, USA and Soviet Union
Who am I?
"Bald Guy"
(HINT:Leader of Italy)
Benito Mussolini
Who am I?
"Funny Mustache"
(HINT: Germany)
Adolf Hitler
The planting of crops at during the war to reduce the struggle to supply food.
Victory Gardens
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?
Poland
What was the name of the institute in Alabama where African American men trained to be pilots?
Tuskegee Institute
Name the project that worked on building the first atomic bomb.
The Manhattan Project
This "woman" was shown in many posters to prove that women can do the jobs of men while they are at war.
Rosie the Riveter
Important Dates: 7th of December, 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Where was D-Day located? (city and country)
Normandy, France
Wartime restrictions of items used by the public.
Rationing
Date of D-day
June 6th
Harry Truman
Name of the U.S. General in Europe. Led D-Day invasion
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower
What is Island Hopping
Naval Strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at at time.
The Holocaust killed this many Jews...
6 Million (aprox.)
What was the name of the battle that happened in the Pacific, and was fought almost entirely in the air.
Battle of Midway
Define: Scapegoating
Blaming somebody else for all of your problems.
(For no reason!)
Location of Japanese attacks on the U.S.
Pearl Harbor
Name the French City after which the WW1 peace treaty was named.
Treaty of Versailles
What is propaganda?
The use of advertisements to persuade people to think one way or another.
Act that place Japanese and Korean Americans in internment camps.
The men who spoke in secret code, in an unwritten language, so that no one would be able to interpret the messages.
Navajo Code Talkers