Important Facts
Appeasement
What event initiated World War 2 in Europe?
The German invasion of Poland 1939
The United States began to emerge from the depression as a result of what?
Increased war production
What happened in the Pacific that got the U.S. into WW2?
The attack of Pearl Harbor
WW2 was a "total war" in the United States - what does that mean?
Everyone was affected and involved
What was the Manhattan Project?
The plan to develop the atomic bomb
In the early years of the war, America remained neutral, but supplied war supplies to who?
What was the name of the American program that began in 1941 and provided war material to Allied nations?
This battle is considered a major "turning point" in the Pacific War
The Battle of Midway (allies were successful)
This starts Island Hopping!
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
The Last German Offensive ** Americans captured their first German town, Aachen and Hitler fired his "last offensive"
What was the Munich Pact?
An agreement reached by Germany, Britain, France and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in Western Czechoslovakia
Which of the following leaders did not attend the Yalta Conference?
Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Truman
Why did the U.S. support the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2?
They were feared that Japanese Americans were spies, disloyal to the U.S. There was a fear for America's security
The Japanese tested a new military tactic, the "Kamikaze" in World War 2. What is kamikaze?
Suicide bomber attacks
The Allied invasion of Normandy is referred to as?
D-Day
What was Truman's goal in deciding to drop the atomic bomb?
To end the war and save American lives
What was Hitler's "Blitzkrieg" ?
Lightning war- invasion of Poland
To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government did all of the following except
A. Encourage the purchase of war bonds
B. Increase production of consumer goods
C. Hire women to fill industry jobs
D. Send the men to war
B. increase production of consumer goods
The Potsdam Declaration
At the Yalta Conference, what did did the "Big Three" decide for Germany?
Divide Germany (and Berlin) into 4 sections
Who are the Allied Powers? (5) Who are the Axis Powers? (3)
Allied- Britain, France, China, US, USSR
Axis- Germany, Italy, Japan
What is seen as the symbolic end to the war in Europe? (Hint: the allies met here, near Berlin)
Elbe River
What was the role of women in the WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps)
(Stations activity day)
What is the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?
This is the first time since Pearl Harbor that a Japanese invasion had been stopped and turned back