WW2 Basics
Name the two main alliances in WWII
Allies V. Axis
What date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
December 7th, 1941
Which two countries were the main rivals in the Cold War
The United States and the Soviet Union
What group of people was primarily targeted during the Holocaust?
Jewish People
Why were Japanese Americans put in internment camps during WWII?
Fear they might help Japan during the war
What country was led by Adolf Hitler?
Germany
What was the U.S. reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Declared war on Japan, entering WWII
What was the U.S. policy of stopping the spread of communism called?
Containment
Name one method the Nazis used in concentration camps for mass murder.
Gas chambers, mass shootings, starvation, forced labor
What executive order authorized Japanese internment?
Executive Order 9066
What event started World War II in Europe?
Germany invaded Poland 1939
What kind of government rule was declared in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor?
Martial Law
What 13-day event brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Approximately how many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
About 6 Million
What two cities were targeted with atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the name of the peace agreement that ended WWI and helped cause WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
Name one way daily life changed for civilians in Hawaii during martial law
Blackouts, curfews, censorship, military trials, rationing
What was the U.S. foreign policy first announced in 1947 to help countries fight communism?
Truman Doctorine
What was Hitler's plan to exterminate Jewish people called?
The Final Solution
Name one reason why the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs.
To force Japan to surrender and end the war quickly, avoid invasion
What was D-Day?
Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944
True or False: Hawaii became a U.S. state during WWII.
False—Hawaii became a state in 1959
What was the competition called where the U.S. and USSR raced to send people into space?
The Space Race
What was Kristallnacht?
"Night of Broken Glass"—a violent attack on Jewish businesses and synagogues in 1938
What was the name of the project that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project