World War 2 Causes
Japan, Germany, Italy
Surprise Allied invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Normandy (D-Day)
a series of diplomatic agreements between Mexico and the United States that permitted millions of Mexican males to work legally in the United States on short-term labor contracts
Bracero Program
What were the two places we dropped bombs on in Japan? BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by encoding military communication for secure transmission.
Navajo Code Talkers
The nuremberg trials prosecuted what group
The Nazis
Granting potential enemy’s wishes to avoid conflict BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Appeasement
US International Policy Prior to 1941
Isolationism
Presidents during World War 2 BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
FDR, and Truman
What was Hitler’s famous strategy for attacking called
Blitzkrieg
Event: mass genocide of Jewish People BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Holocaust
American military strategy of establishing military bases on the way to Japan. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Island hopping
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades officially beginning WW2. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Poland
Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Pearl Harbor
They filled in jobs that men usually filled during World War 2
Women
The country the Soviets and Allied Powers split to rebuild after World War 2
Germany
The Lend-Lease Act during World War II provided military and financial aid to who
Great Britain
Secret plan for US to build the atomic bomb. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Manhattan Project
Identify and explain ONE causes of World War II
Treaty of Versailles
Economic Depression
Appeasement
Militarism
When was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
Japanese Americans were relocated during WWII because of Executive Order 9066 and put into these ______________. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Internment Camps
Name of the British Minister who leads the country during WWII from 1940-1945
Winston Churchill
President Harry Truman justified his decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan by saying that this action would do this
Save Lives and End the War Soon
Iconic women who worked outside of the home during WWII. BONUS: TRASHKETBALL SHOT!!
Rosie the Riveter
A form of nationalism and fascism, this type of government was based on racial hatred and committed violent hatred toward Jews.
Nazism
Three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, who declared war on the United States.
Germany and Italy
All African-American military squad to fly and maintain combat aircraft
Tuskegee Airmen
This day celebrated Germany surrendering and the ending of WWII in EUROPE.
VE Day
one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
Embargo on goods like oil
This battle was the "turning point" in the war in the pacific for the U.S. military
Battle of Midway