Causes & Beginnings of WWII
This year marked the beginning of World War II in the European Theater.
What is 1939?
This strategy involved capturing islands to move closer to Japan.
What is island hopping?
American troops landed on these two beaches during D-Day.
What are Omaha and Utah?
This executive order allowed Japanese Americans to be placed in internment camps.
What is Executive Order 9066?
This country suffered the highest number of deaths in WWII.
What is the Soviet Union?
This event marked the beginning of war in the Pacific Theater. (Not U.S. involvement)
What is Japan invading Manchuria?
Japan expanded primarily into these regions during WWII.
What are Pacific islands and Southeast Asia?
This beach faced the highest causlties
What is Omaha?
This was the government’s justification for internment camps.
What is national/domestic security?
This speech was given after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is the “Day of Infamy” speech?
Which year were laws created to prevent future global wars or conflicts.?
What is 1935?
This type of attack involved pilots deliberately crashing into enemy targets.
What are kamikaze attacks?
This major invasion marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.
What is D-day or Operation Overlord?
These three states had the highest number of internment camps.
What are California, Arizona, and Arkansas?
Roosevelt gave this speech for this purpose.
What is to convince Congress to declare war?
This agreement attempted to avoid war by ______ Hitler.
Appeasing
This battle showed the long and difficult fight ahead in the Pacific.
What is Iwo Jima?
This country was being liberated during the D-Day invasion.
What is France?
This president issued Executive Order 9066.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
In the speech, this word means betrayal.
What is treachery?
This country’s invasion triggered WWII in Europe.
What is Poland?
After four days of fighting here, this symbolic act occurred.
What is raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi?
This type of military operation describes the D-Day invasion.
What is an amphibious invasion?
Supplying Britain helped America in which way?
What is staying isolated?
Roosevelt argued war was necessary for this reason.
What is the United States needed to defend itself after being attacked?