World War II
What was an economic and political system in which the totalitarian government allowed private ownership of property but heavily regulated all economic activity?
fascism
True or false: Women were assigned to combat roles during World War II.
false
Japan, Germany, and Italy joined forces, and became known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, or better known by what name?
Axis Powers
What country and what leader were seen as the primary threat to the Allies?
Germany, Hitler
What four countries joined the Allies during World War II?
U.S., Britain, France, Soviet Union
What did “V-E Day” stand for, which was to celebrate the German surrender?
"Victory in Europe Day"
What top-secret operation involved the government building an entire “secret city” in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to make the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
True or false: World War II was the costliest war in history.
true
True or false: After the war, the Allies put many leaders of the Axis powers on trial for war crimes.
true
On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
December 7, 1941
What German Jewish professor wrote to Roosevelt to tell him that the Nazis were trying to develop a powerful uranium bomb?
Albert Einstein
Where were Americans of Japanese ancestry sent after war was declared on Japan? Were all of these people stripped of their rights as American citizens?
internment camps, yes