FDR and Harry Truman
What was the allied strategy in World War II?
Defeat Hitler first
Which battle was the turning point on the Eastern front of the European theatre and what nation was it in?
Stalingrad (USSR)
What was used to ensure enough supplies were available to the military?
Rationing
What was the name given to the German's "Final Solution" and what did it entail?
The Holocaust, the mass genocide of unwanted ethnic groups and individuals
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?
Winston Churchill
What was the Axis strategy during World War II?
Defeat Soviet Union early, bomb Britian into submission
Which battle was the final battle of the U.S. Island Hopping campaign?
Okinawa
How was World War II paid for?
War bonds and income tax
At which set of trials were the Nazis tried and hung for their war crimes?
Nuremburg
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
What was the U.S. strategy in the Pacific theatre?
Island Hopping
Which battle marked the turning point on the Western front of the European theatre and what nation was it in?
D-Day landings at Normandy (France)
How did the U.S. government keep morale high and opinions positive during war in terms of media?
Heavy censorship
Which group of Americans was interned throughout the duration of the war?
Japanese-Americans
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
What was Japan's strategy in the Pacific theatre?
Which battle was Germany's last major stand against the Allies and which nation was it in?
Battle of the Bulge (Belgium)
In addition to volunteers, how was the personnel requirements met for the war?
The draft
In which theatre were POWs more likely to be treated in accordance with the Geneva Convection?
European
Name a U.S. military leader and which theatre they were in:
The use of these was an alternative to a full-scale land invasion of mainland Japan:
Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific theatre?
Midway
Which two groups who had previously not done so took jobs in war plants and industrial centers?
Women and African Americans
This event included the transport of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners and the death of 16,000 Filipino soldiers:
The Bataan Death March