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This American general was in overall command of the Allied invasion of France.
Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower
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In June, 1944, Allied forces land at Normandy to begin the liberation of France.
D-Day
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Nearly one-third of all American military equipment made during WWII was manufactured by the ___.
automobile industry
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What was Japan's goal in attacking Midway Island?
Lure out & destroy the American fleet
100
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The secret American program to build an atomic bomb became known as ___.
Manhattan Project
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American general who was a master of tank assaults & helped turn the German lines back during the Battle of the Bulge.
George "Old Blood & Guts" Patton
200
In Dec 1944 - Jan 1945 Last large German counter-offensive of the war during a vicious snowstorm is halted by British and American troops.
Battle of the Bulge
200
During WWII, women were recruited into the U.S. military to
ensure men were available for combat.
200
How did Navajo soldiers help the Allies regain islands in the Pacific during WWII?
Code Talkers
used native language to create unbreakable coded messages
200
At which D-Day beach did the Americans experience the most casualties?
Omaha
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He was nicknamed "Father of the Atomic Bomb" because of his crucial role in its development
J. Robert Oppenheimer
300
Beginning in September 1944, Allied troops parachuted into the Netherlands to seize bridges across the Rhine River, but the attack failed.
Operation Market Garden
300
List either effect of the mobilization the American economy for WWII
Created 19 million jobs
Ended Great Depression
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The name of the B29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was ___
Enola Gay
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What was the operational name for the invasion of Normandy?
Overlord
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This German general was known as the Desert Fox b/c he specialized in fighting at a disadvantage
Erwin Rommel
400
This Russian battle was important because it put the Germans on the defensive for the rest of the war
Battle of Stalingrad
400
This word means the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons
internment
400
Night of chaos in Germany where Nazis torched synagogues, vandalized homes, and killed almost 100 Jews
Kristallnacht
400
Throwback Thursday
The ______ Death March occurred in 1942 on the Philippines when thousands of American troops died when they were forced to march into the interior of the island
Bataan
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American general who said “I shall return” upon evacuating the Philippines.
Douglas MacArthur
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The Pacific island of ___ was an important objective for the American military because US planes could bomb mainland Japan from there
Iwo Jima
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___ was the star of a campaign to aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries
Rosie the Riveter
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With this, FDR authorized the internment of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry
Executive Order 9066
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Why did the Allies attack the edges of the German empire first in 1942 instead of relieving pressure on the USSR?
Not strong enough at that point