Before the U.S. Entered
The U.S. refused to join this international organization, often given as one of the reasons World War II started in Europe.
The League of Nations
This event prompted U.S. entry into World War II.
As a result of the war effort, more and more ________ were asked to step into factory roles.
women
The __________ Project resulted in the development of the Atomic Bomb.
Manhattan
Germany's main goal and a reason for the break out of war in Europe.
The military domination of Europe (or similar answers).
World War II started in 1939 when Hitler invaded _________.
Poland
The United States was allied with what three countries during World War II.
Britain, France, and Russia.
Americans were encouraged to ___________ products to conserve resources for the war effort.
ration
WWII represented the first wide scale use of this to support troop transport, supply movements, and even medical transport.
Aircraft
This was established after World War II to prevent future wars and conflicts.
The United Nations
These laws were passed in the 1930s to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a foreign war.
The Neutrality Acts
The United States argued that the war was a fight against _______, this system of government carried out by Hitler and Mussoloni.
Fascism
The United States government made extensive use of ___________ during WWII to influence public opinion.
Propaganda
A reduction in deaths caused by battlefield wounds was made possible by Alexander Fleming's discovery of this.
Pencillin
This was the name of the U.S. investment to rebuild Western Europe.
The Marshall Plan
Lend-Lease
The strategic reason the Japanese targeted Pearl Harbor.
They were trying to weaken U.S. power over the Philippines, vital to gaining access to oil resources in the Pacific.
The result of FDR's Executive Order 9066.
The forced internment of Japanese-Americans.
The development of this technology made it easier to track the movement of objects in the water.
Sonar
This event pressured Germany into a two-front war (West against the US/UK and East against the Soviets) and led to the freeing of Paris.
D-Day/Normandy Invasion
This agreement was signed between Churchill and Roosevelt outlining their "hopes for a better future for the world."
The Atlantic Charter
The two cities bombed by the U.S. using the atomic weapon (in the order they were bombed).
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This program allowed the admission of migrant farm workers from Mexico to help support the nation's agricultural supply.
Bracero Program
These were special devices attached to bombs that allowed a missile to detonate once it reached a specific location.
Proximity Fuses
The term used to refer to the U.S. acquiring strategic locations in the Pacific on the sea route between the United States and Japan.
island hopping