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What caused Japan to surrender to the United States?
The dropping of the Atomic Bombs
What does the acronym V-E Day mean?
Victory in Europe
What country attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor?
Japan
What were the gardens planted by US civilians in support of the war effort called?
Victory Gardens
Which country was Adolf Hitler the leader of?
Germany
Who was the US President for the majority of WWII?
FDR
What did the Allied Invasion of Europe come to be commonly known as?
D-Day
What is an amphtrac?
An amphibious landing vehicle used to bring troops in the Pacific across water and land
What major change happened in the gender demographics of the working class during WWI?
Most women joined the workforce for the first time in history
Where was the first European country that the Allies invaded?
Italy/Sicily
The Battle of Midway put which country on the offensive in the Pacific Theater? (Japan or US)
US
What Battle did the Russian Red Army defeat Germany?
Stalingrad
What was the name of the technique used in the Pacific Theater in which the US aimed to get within bombing range to Japan with few casualties?
Island-hopping
What was the goal of censorship?
prevent sharing information about the war
What Battle was the last major German offensive of WWII?
Battle of the Bulge
How did the US military get feedback from its soldiers?
Surveys
Who was the commander of the Allied troops in Europe during D-Day?
Eisenhower
When was the amphtrac first used?
Guadalcanal Campaign
Which US industry built one third of all war time military equipment?
Automobile industry
What event started WWII?
Germany invades Poland
What acts did the US put in place to stay out of WWII?
Neutrality Acts
What was the Codename for D-Day?
Operation Overlord
What was one of the last major Battles in the Pacific Theater in which 60,000 marines landed?
Iwo Jima
What was the goal of the Lend-Lease Act?
US to remain neutral but help the Allies
Al Alamein was the major Battle between the British and these German troops in Egypt
Afrika Korps