WWII People
Who was the leader of the U.S. during most of WWII? What happened to him?
F.D.R. He died
What strategy did the U.S. use to fight in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
What happened to Japanese Americans during WWII?
Faced discrimination/ sent to Internment camps
What was a dogfight in WWII?
Fight in the air/battle of planes
What was the Allied invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944 called?
D-Day
Why did President Truman order bombs to be dropped on Japan?
To end the war.
What is the mistreatment/murder of Jews and disabled people called?
Holocaust
What countries made up the Allies?
Great Britain, France, US, Russia
What group of African American soldiers helped the war efforts?
Tuskegee Airmen
When Hitler first started invading other countries the US passed a policy to what?
Remain neutral/not get involved in the war.
The day Japan surrendered.
What caused Japan to surrender during WWII?
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs.
Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met in Yalta to do what?
Plan for the end of WWII. (Yalta Conference).
What worldwide economic change came after WWII?
Many countries were divided by Communism and Democracy and stayed independent.
Why did the U.S. make political alliances after the war?
To help spread the control of Communism.
What was a Jewish Ghetto?
A place to hold Jewish people until they went to concentration camps.
What are two things Germans did to promote hatred for Jews?
blamed them/made them wear yellow stars/ declared them non-citizens