General
Fill in the Blank
America in WWII
True or False
Critical Thinking
100
After WWI, Hitler took power and became leader of this political party in Germany
Who are the Nazis
100
WWII began in Europe when _____ invaded Poland.
What is Germany
100
At the beginning of the war the US wanted to remain: involved, neutral, opposed
What is Neutral
100
Japan surrendered to end the war after the US dropped the second atomic bomb
What is True
100
Who were the soldiers that liberated concentration camp prisoners in 1944?
Who are the Allied
200
Hitler rebuilt Germany's economy by preparing for another what?
What is War
200
The Lend-Lease Act said the US could lend or lease _____ to any country that was important in the defense of the USA.
What are Weapons
200
The US entered WWII after what?
Japan Bombed Pear Harbor
200
Auschwitz in Poland was one of the SMALLEST Concentration Camps
What is False
200
The Nazis aimed to control the Jewish population by forcing them to live in areas that were only for Jewish people called what?
What are Ghettos
300
FDR proposed this Act
What is the Lend Lease
300
Japan did not have all the resources it needed so it tried to conquer other _____ to get what it wanted
What is Countries
300
What did President Truman decide to do that would cause Japan to surrender to end the war?
Drop the Atomic Bomb
300
More than 12 million people died in the concentration camps from exposure, lack of food, extreme work conditions, torture and gas chambers
What is True
300
What did the US government do to make sure there were enough supplies to send to soldiers oversees?
What is Rationing
400
Dictators also ruled the country of what?
What is Japan
400
Pearl Harbor was an American _____
What is Naval Base
400
At the beginning of the war Roosevelt's primary goal was to help _____ and its _____ defeat Germany.
Who are Britain/Allies
400
Tanks, Submarines, Air Raids and the Atomic bomb was technology used BEFORE WWII
What is False
400
Who made up the Allied Powers?
USA, Britain and Soviet Union
500
What was the Holocaust?
Hitler's mass murder of European Jews
500
The Nazis killed people for having different _____ and _____ beliefs
What are Religious and Political
500
During WWII the US set up relocation camps for who?
Who are Japanese Americans
500
Women did NOT play a key role in WWII What did they do or not do
False, they Worked in factories, fields and offices. They served in the armed forces or worked as nurses
500
Who made up the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
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