An African- American unit, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, that played an important role during the Battle of Anzio
The Tuskagee Airmen
100
German commander of the "Afrika Korps"
Erwin Rommel "Desert Fox"
100
What was the symbol of the campaign to hire women during World War II?
Rosie the Riveter
100
What is the activity of limiting the purchases of many products to make sure there was enough for military use?
Rationing
200
Companies that wanted to convert their factories to war production received loans from whom?
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
200
On November 8, 1942, the American invasion of North Africa began under the command of which US General?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
200
To help farmers in the Southwest overcome the labor shortage, the government introduced what?
The Bracero Program
200
After Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt created what to set priorities and production goals for supplies?
The War Production Board
300
The Automobile industry was uniquely suited to the mass production of what?
Military equipment
300
What was the event where 78,000 prisoners of war were forced to walk 65 miles to a Japanese prison camp?
Bataan Death March
300
The most difficult task facing cities with war industries was what?
Finding housing
300
What was the name of the General that retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and had to evacuate?
General Douglas MacArthur
400
What is an agreement that the government made with companies instead of asking for bids?
Cost-plus contracts
400
What was the turning point in the war that stopped the Japanese advance in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
400
In 1942 Secretary of War Henry Stimson declared most of the West coast a military zone and ordered all people of Japanese ancestry to relocate to where?
Internment camps
400
What was the name of the Lieutenant Colonel who commanded the mission to bomb Tokyo?
James Doolittle
500
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940, two members of Congress introduced what?
Selective Service and Training Act
500
The Battle of the Atlantic slowly turned in favor of the Allies, in part due to what technology?
Anything including depth charges, sonar, or radar
500
The growth of southern California and cities in the Deep South created a new industrial region known as what?
The Sunbelt
500
What was the system where cargo ships traveled in groups escorted by navy war ships?