War
Causes of WWII
American Homefront
Types of Government
Ending the War
100
What country attacked the USA?
Japan
100
Name the 3 Axis powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
100
What major event caused fear and Paranoia about Japanese-Americans?
Pearl Harbor
100
What does TOTALITARIAN Mean?
A dictator or group of leaders with strict government control over all aspects of life.
100
What country did the United States use atomic weapons against?
Japan
200
The word for quick mobilization of troops and quick rapid attacks is called?
Blitzkrieg
200
What major Treaty to end WWI is argued to be one of the largest contributing causes of WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
200
Who signed Executive Order 9066?
FDR
200
What is the only type of government system that does not embrace CAPITALISM? (Free Market)
Communism
200
Which two cities were nuclear weapons used on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
300
How many fronts did Hitler have to fight on?
3
300
What country did Germany invade that caused WWII to begin?
Poland
300
What did Executive Order 9066 Do?
Ordered Japanese-Americans be relocated to Internment Camps
300
What type of government is France, Britain, and the USA?
Democracy
300
Which U.S. President authorized the use of atomic weapons?
Harry Truman
400
What was the largest (but not first) invasion plan critical in defeating Hitler in Europe?
D-Day
400
What two things really caused crazy leaders to take power before WWII?
The Great Depression & Treaty of Versailles
400
The term used to explain why Americans did NOT want to join into the war in Europe:
Isolationism
400
Highly militaristic and nationalistic government system, with a dictator in charge that blames a group of people for the country's problems. Usually tries to expand and annex territory for their nation.
Fascism
400
Who was the bomb used to intimidate?
The Soviet Union (Russia)
500
This American General was in charge of troops in Europe (Supreme Allied Commander)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
500
The policy of making concessions to a dictator to avoid war?
Appeasement
500
What is the term for when a country apologizes and pays a group of people for wrongdoing?
Reparations
500
Which type of government (ideology) becomes our #1 enemy after the war ended?
Communism
500
What was the name of the top secret project to create the atomic weapons? Who was in charge of it?
Manhattan Project / Robert Oppenheimer