Dictators
Who was the leader of Germany?
Hitler
Why did FDR ask Congress to declare war in 1941?
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
What type of garden was encouraged by the US government to be planted by the people during WWII?
Victory Gardens
What does VE-Day represent?
Victory in Europe day
What country(s) did we fight in the Pacific Theater? What date did the US declare war?
Japan, Dec. 8 1941
Who had established a fascist government
Mussolini
What was Executive Order 9066?
required all Japanese Americans to be moved to internment camps away from the West coast
What was the "Non-Aggression Pact"? What two nations were apart of this pact?
Germany and Russia (USSR) agreed to take over Poland together
What was the purpose of the Office of War Information (OWI)?
To regulate, control, and produce war propaganda. (primarily)
Who did the Ally forces fight against in the European Theater?
Germany and Italy
Who were the "Code Talkers"?
Navajo Native Americans
What type of government did Stalin have? Which Country?
Communism
Russia
What prompted FDR to give the "Quarantine" Speech in 1937?
Japan attacking and taking over lands from multiple different countries.
Who was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor?
Vernon Baker
The name given to the problematic racial issues between Mexican Americans and enlisted soldiers around Los Angeles/ Southern California?
Zoot Suit Riots
What happened on D-Day? And Where did this happen?
Largest amphibious operation - Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France
What battle was considered to be the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
Battle of Midway
Who was the dictator of Italy?
Mussolini
What are FDR's Four Freedoms?
Speech, Religion, want, fear
FDR met with Churchill and signed the Atlantic Charter, what organization did the Atlantic Charter lead to?
United Nations
Who became President in 1945 after the death of FDR?
Vice President Truman
Who lead the Allied forces on D-Day?
General Dwight Eisenhower
(He will become President later on)
What was the name of the campaign in the Pacific Theater?
Island Hopping Campaign
Who was the Japanese General who took over Japan?
Hideki Tojo
**DOUBLE POINTS OR NOTHING OPPORTUNITY**
how many years was FDR the president for?
Four Terms
1933-1945
What act prohibited US citizens from travelling on ships that belonged to nations who were at war?
What Supreme Court case said that the relocation of Japanese American (being placed in internment camps) was legal due to constitutional liberties may be limited during wartimes?
Korematsu vs U.S.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
An all black/ African American fighter pilot group that had great success.
(Pilots, engineers, Captains, etc were all included in the Tuskegee Airmen group)
What did the US do to end the war in the Pacific and where did the US do it?
Drop the sun twice.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki