World War I
Why did the United States enter World War 1?
The Germans sunk our ships with U-Boats and asked Mexico to invade us.
This prohibited the United States from sending aid as it had during World War 1
The Neutrality Acts
Benito Mussolini overthrew the previously Democratic government of:
Italy
What was “Internment” in the United States?
Placing Japanese-Americans in concentration camps regardless of loyalty
Who were the Tuskeegee airmen?
African-American pilots
Which two cities were the Atomic Bombs dropped on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which side did the United States ally with during World War 1?
The Allies: Britain, France, Italy, Japan
Woodrow Wilson’s pledge to spread Democracy throughout the world.
Moral Diplomacy
Why did Japan want to invade China?
Because Japan needed China’s raw materials to run its expanding industry.
What roles did Women serve in during World War II?
manufacturing, pilots, nurses, and support troops
What happened as a result of the Soviet Victories and Stalingrad and Kursk?
The German Army lost the capability to go on the offensive
What is Operation Downfall?
The planned Invasion of Japan that never came due to the Atomic Bombs.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
A note by Germany to Mexico asking them to invade America
A worldwide alliance, proposed by President Wilson, made to prevent another World War
The League of Nations
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Because the United States had cut off the sale of oil to Japan
Why do people deny the holocaust?
They are anti-Semitic and believe the Jews made it up.
What countries' militaries were involved in the D-Day landings?
US, Canada, and Britain
Why did the Battle of Midway turn the tide of the Pacific War?
The Japanese lost most of their Aircraft Carriers
The Paris Peace Conference was dominated by the Big Four:
America, Britain, France, and Italy
Interventionists wanted the United States to...
enter World War 2
Why did Britain and France backstab Czechoslovakia?
They were terrified of another war with Germany, especially without the US and USSRs help.
What was the role of the Office of Price Administration?
To develop a plan for rationing
Why did the allies choose to land at Normandy?
It was a very bad place to land and so the Germans wouldn’t see it coming
What is the meaning “unconditional surrender” relating to Japan?
Japan has no say in the peace deal.
President Wilson’s plan for peace, rejected by Europe.
The Fourteen Points
What did President Roosevelt do after the Fall of France?
President Roosevelt made a secret agreement to send aid to Britain.
Why did Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor fail?
Our Aircraft Carriers were out on training that morning.
What did the Supreme Court case Ex Parte Endo rule?
Habeus Corpus rendered executive order 9066 unconstitutional and the people in the camps were freed.
What did Churchill want General Eisenhower to do?
Rush to Berlin to prevent the Soviets from gaining more power
What was the result of the Japanese Plan Z?
The Japanese fleet was destroyed during the Great Marianas Turkey shoot.