The "we can do it" poster was used early in the early 1940s. This poster shows about how social changes developed in the industrial world. This group of people were now able to work in industry.
What are women?
100
This was the main reason for the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor.
What is retaliation for a trade embargo by the U.S.?
100
This was the main purpose of the Yalta Conference held during World War II.
What is to develop plans for post war Europe?
100
This expanded the draft and eventually mustered 10 million men into the U.S. military.
What is the Selective Service System?
100
These are goods sold illegally at inflated prices.
What is the "black market?"
200
These were the government issued coupons during World War II used to conserve raw materials needed for the military.
What are ration stamps?
200
This World War II battle changed the course of the war in the South Pacific in favor of the U.S.
What is the battle of Midway?
200
This famous general led the Third Army across Europe into Paris.
Who is Gen. George Patton?
200
This American commander made the vow "I shall return" to the Philippines.
What is Gen. Douglas MacArthur?
300
This is the name of the U.S. naval strategy used to move across the Pacific to the Japanese home islands.
What is island hopping?
300
This battle was the last German offensive of World War II.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
300
This is the 99th pursuit squadron that was the only fighter group in the European theater which did not lose a single bomber during escort operations into Germany for daylight strategic bombing.
What is the Tuskegee Airmen?
300
Operation took place in November 1942 in this place.
What is North Africa?
400
This industrialist built shipyards to construct the Liberty Ships for the U.S. Navy.
Who is Henry Kaiser?
400
This person was the supreme allied commander in the Pacific.
Who is Gen. Douglas MacArthur?
400
The term VE Day means this.
What is the Germans surrender?
400
This is the removal of people from Japanese ancestry from California and other parts of Washington, Oregon, and Arizona?
What is internment?
400
Due to intelligence operation in England, the Germans thought the allies would invade Europe at this strategic point.
What is Calais, Fance?
500
This is the code name of the research and industrial program to build the Atomic Bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
500
This term translates into "divine wind" and is used for pilots who are basically suicide bombers.
What is kamikaze?
500
This is the name of the German Airforce.
What is the Luftwaffe?
500
This is the name of the riveter in the "we can do it" poster.
Who is Rosie?
500
This is the name of the B29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb.