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Who were the Axis powers during World War 2?
Germany, Japan, & Italy.
Who were the Allied Powers during World War 2?
Great Britain (England), Russia, & the U.S.
President Roosevelt started the Manhattan Project. It was a project where
the U.S. built an atomic bomb before Germany had the chance to do it.
What group of people faced discrimination in the U.S. after the bombing at Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese Americans.
Dictators used military force to take over parts of Europe so they could
In the Battle of Britain, Germany's main strategy and goal was to
weaken Britain (England) with constant bombings & attacks by air. They hoped this would cause the Allied Powers to surrender and let Germany take over. Britain did NOT surrender!
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii (US), Japanese American faced discrimination. They were forced to leave their jobs & their homes & live in "internment camps that were similar to concentration camps. This was done because...
the American Government distrusted the Japanese Americans because of the Pearl Harbor attack and thought they were disloyal to the U.S.
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war against Japan because...
Japan's navy was no longer able to capture islands.
Hitler from Germany & Stalin from Russia made an agreement (treaty) together at the beginning of World War 2. They agreed that neither of them would try to take over the others country. Then...
Germany(Hitler) broke the agreement with Russia & invaded both Russia & Poland. Stalin got so angry, he joined the Allied Powers. We helped Russia stop Germany from taking over their country.
The purpose of the Victory Garden was so people here in America could
grow extra food for soldiers & people here on the Home Front. They grew the vegetable gardens at home, at school, or any open area.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of the war because...
the U.S. joined the Allied Powers once we had been attacked.
In 1945, a terrible (catastrophic) event that happened in Hiroshima & Nagasaki was that the...
United States (President Truman) dropped an atomic bomb on each of these Japanese cities in hopes that Japan would surrender. After the second bomb, Japan did surrender & the war was over. Many thousands of people were injured or killed.
World War 2 brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression because...
people found work making war supplies. There was an abundance of jobs, so everyone was able to work.
Many African Americans moved to cities in the north and on the West Coast because...
The term "island hopping" was a strategy used by General MacArthur where...
the Allies would capture Japanese occupied islands and use them as bases for more attacks.
What caused many African Americans to move to cities in the north and on the West Coast?
Work in wartime industries like making planes, bullets, and other items used during the war.
We used ration booklets during WW2 to...
limit the amount of certain foods during wartime, in order to provide food for soldiers.
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war against Japan because...
Japan's navy was no longer able to capture any islands in the Pacific Ocean. We had stopped them from taking over.
The result of the invasion at Normandy (D-Day) was that it...
led to the eventual surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe, not long after Italy and then Germany had given up.
Why did the American Government use Japanese internment camps?
They distrusted the Japanese American because of the Pearl Harbor bombings and thought they were disloyal to the United States.