a warlike act against one country by another without just cause
aggression
Germany invaded Poland
Japan invaded China
100
List the 3 main Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
100
African American men who became military pilots
Tuskegee Airmen
100
Japanese cities where atomic bombs were dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
100
gardens grown to help the war effort
victory gardens
200
to remain neutral, to not get involved in the affairs of other countries
Isolationism
The US was isolationist until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, HI.
200
List the 3 main Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, United States (Soviet Union for the 2nd half of war)
200
she represented working women during WWII
Rosie the Riveter
working helped gain women respect during the war and afterwards
200
At the end of the war, Allied forces entered areas that had been under the control of Germany. The saw __________ that were used to kill Jewish people.
concentration camps
200
Turning point of the war for the allies
D-Day - Battle of Normandy, France
300
To pacify or soothe
appeasement
European leaders appeased Hitler by turning Sudetenland over to him before WWII.
300
Who was Josef Stalin?
dictator of Soviet Union during WWII
300
President during the Great Depression and WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
300
What are two goals of the United Nations?
to maintain world peace
to maintain human rights
300
V-E day
Victory in Europe Day
400
Why did dictators rise to power after the Great Depression?
Economies were in ruins, people wanted strong leaders
400
Dictator of Italy
Benito Mussolini
400
He became President after Roosevelt died - had to make the decision to drop the atomic bomb
Harry Truman
400
What was the MAIN reason the US joined the UN?
to promote world peace
400
V-J day
Victory in Japan day
500
Allies declared war on Germany after Hitler attacked _____.
Poland
500
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Winston Churchill
500
Island close to Japan that was captured using "island hopping"
Iwo Jima
500
For women working in factories, a paycheck was an ___________.
Incentive
500
What is an opportunity cost?
what you give up when you make a choice - your second choice
- Know opportunity costs for women who chose to work
- know opportunity costs when Americans chose to ration