Men In WWII
European Front
Pacific Front
The Homefront
Women In WWII
100
He was the U.S. president at the end of WWII.
Who is Harry Truman?
100
Germany’s blitzkrieg invasion of this country brought France and Britain into the war.
What is Poland?
100
This Asian country suffered the most casualties at the hands of the Japanese.
What is China?
100
Two items that Americans were required to ration.
What are oil, food, paper, rubber, metals, etc?
100
She inspired American women to support the war through factory labor. Not bad for a fictional character!
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
200
He warned the United States about the Germans’ atomic program.
Who is Albert Einstein?
200
Germany’s last-ditch effort to avoid defeat led to this bitter winter conflict in Belgium.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
200
This Allied strategy was designed to allow the U.S. to reach Japan.
What is Island Hopping?
200
Japanese Americans from these islands were not imprisoned.
What is Hawaii?
200
The First Lady for most of WWII, she helped launch the WASPs program.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
300
This Communist leader of the Soviet Union turned to the Allies in desperation.
Who is Stalin?
300
This is the code name for the Allied plan to liberate France and eventually Europe.
What is Operation Overlord?
300
Before Pearl Harbor, this American policy angered Japanese military leaders.
What is the embargo of oil, metal, etc?
300
These Americans were beaten for wearing zoot suits.
Who are Mexican-Americans?
300
She led the pilots who became known as “Fly Girls.”
Who is Jacqueline Cochran?
400
He was in command of all Allied forces in the Pacific.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
400
This is the code name for the German invasion of the USSR.
What is Operation Barbarossa?
400
These were the code names for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan.
What are Fat Man and Little Boy?
400
This policy allowed FDR to sell or loan supplies to any nation deemed “vital to American security.”
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
400
Journalist Agnes Meyer wrote about this social problem in boomtowns.
What are “eight hour orphans” or unsupervised children?
500
He was the Emperor of Japan during WWII.
Who is Hirohito?
500
The correct order of these steps led to victory in Europe: a. Conquer Germany b. Liberate France c. Conquer Italy d. Defeat Axis in North Africa
WHAT IS: D. Defeat Axis in North Africa C. Conquer Italy B. Liberate France A. Conquer Germany
500
Though he planned the Pearl Harbor attack, he doubted Japan could defeat the US.
Who is Admiral Yamamoto?
500
These three cities saw bloody race riots in 1943.
What are Detroit, Harlem (NY) and Los Angeles?
500
She served 35 years as a US representative and authored a bill admitting women into military servient in 1942.
Who is Edith Rogers?
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