Dates
Which bombing was first? Nagasaki or Hiroshima?
Hiroshima
German Dictator
Hitler
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
To weaken the Pacifc
Issued by Roosevelt to detain "potential threats" after Pearl Harbor
Exc Order 9066
Converted it from a Depression to a War time economy, helping it make more money.
What Date was Nagasaki?
August 9th 1945
Italy Dictator
Mussolini
What was the primary reason for dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
To lower the risk of invasion and end the war quicker
Lend-Lease Act
UK would borrow resources from US
Which group(s) were able to take advantage of the job market during WWII
Women and African Americans
What Date was Hiroshima?
August 6th 1945
Japan Dictator
Tojo
Why was the Midway base attacked?
Japanese wanted to expand in the Pacific
Peace Time Draft
Required all men between 21-45 to enlist in the army in order to prepare
Which event forced the US to join the war
Pearl Harbor
What Date was Pearl Harbor?
December 7th, 1941
First US President during war
FDR
What countries made up the two groups fighting in WWII?
Allies:
US
USSR
UK
Axis:
Germany
Italy
Japan
Manhattan Project
Race to build the first atomic bomb before Germany
What were internment camps? When were they ruled unconditional?
Detention centers that Japanese Americans were mandated to stay in. They had low living conditions and were ruled unconstitutional in 1944
List the following events in order:
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Battle of Midway
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway (June 4th, 1942)
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
US President during end of the war
Truman
Which country had the most casualties from WWII?
USSR 22- 27 million
Marshal Plan
proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
Describe the US opinion on joining the war before they joined it. What is the name of people who didn't want war?
People were split on joining the war with even FDR wanting to be neutral, Pearl Harbor shifted a majority of American views to want to join the war; Isolationists