What happened on December 7, 1941 that caused the US to enter WWII?
100
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What 3 countries formed the axis powers?
100
Limiting how much of goods people can buy.
What is the definition ration?
100
For the first time, women were able to work in non-combat roles and actually be paid instead of working at home.
Why was working in the war important to women?
100
Facism
What political system did Benito Mussolini believe in?
200
September 3, 1939
When did the allies declare war on Germany?
200
Hitler blamed the Jews for all of Germany's problems, so he forced them into concentration camps to die of starvation, and illness.
Why did Hitler want to wipe out the Jewish population?
200
To free an area of person.
What does liberate mean?
200
African Americans
What members of the minority groups lives' changed when they were able to join the armed forces?
200
Restoring Germany's economy back to its wealthy state
What did Hitler promise to help Germany with?
300
June 6, 1944
When did D-day occur?
300
In June, Japan attacked Midway Island, but the US sank all four of their aircraft carriers. This weakened the Japanese army.
How was the Battle of Midway important?
300
Casualties
This word means soldiers that are killed, wounded, or missing.
300
Benjamin O. Davis
What African American leader was the highest ranked leader in the US army?
300
Joseph Stalin
Who was responsible for over 20 million brutal deaths of people?
400
August 6, 1945
When did the US drop Enola Gay and fat boy on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
400
Germany had unleashed one last attack on the allies in Belgium, and the German army took advantage of the allies. Finally, the allies surrounded Germany, forcing them to surrender on May 7.
What happened on V-E day?
400
Special camps, during wartime in which people are forced to give up their home, businesses, and jobs.
What is the definition of internment camps?
400
So that enemys' couldn't understand the US military
Why did the US military use the language Navajo to speak code over radios?
400
Becoming president after Roosevelt died and dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.
What is President Truman best known for?
500
May 7, 1945
When did Germany surrender?
500
The United Nations provided four freedoms, and kept peace between the countries.
Why was the United Nations created?
500
Kamikaze
What was a sudden violent attack on an enemy, especially one in which the person or people attacking, know that they'll be killed?
500
The Fair Employment Practices Commission
What program was set up to make sure that African Americans received equal pay?