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The three countries originally in the Axis Powers 

Japan, Germany, Italy

100

Surprise invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach

Normandy (D-Day)

100

What were people doing at home to help during the war?

Rationing food, victory gardens, war bonds, scrap drives, not talking about the war

100

What were the two places we dropped bombs on in Japan?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

100

What was a common societal role for married women before WWII?

Working in Factories, Cooking and Cleaning in the home, or Serving in the Military

Cooking and cleaning in the home

100

What were ghettos and who was housed there?


Areas where Jews were forced to live under poor conditions

200

Granting potential enemy’s wishes to avoid conflict

Appeasement

200

US International Policy Prior to 1941

Isolationism 

200

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Propaganda

200

What jobs were the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) responsible for?

Transporting planes and cargo

200

What was the purpose of Executive Order 8022?

 To limit African American enlistment in the military or Prohibit employment discrimination

Prohibit employment discrimination

200

What percentage of African American men were allowed into the armed forces initially?

10%

300

September 1, 1939 Hitler invades officially beginning WW2

Poland

300

Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii.

Pearl Harbor

300

They filled in jobs that men usually filled during World War 2

Women

300

What was a war bond?

A loan from citizens to the government to help fund the war

300

What was a common job assigned to African American soldiers during WWII?

Maintenance Workers and Manual Labor Jobs

300

How did the United States respond to the information about the Holocaust during its occurrence?

Many Americans doubted the reports or They immediately accepted all Jewish refugees

Many American doubted the reports

400

A peace agreement signed in 1919 that ended World War I and required Germany to give up 10% of its European territory, give up all of its overseas colonies, pay reparations to the Allies, and demilitarize their army.

Treaty of Versailles


400

When was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?

December 7, 1941

400

Japanese Americans were put into internment camps because of this executive order

Executive Order 9066

400

Name one way the U.S. government encouraged conservation of resources during the war?

By encouraging people to plant victory gardens and ration their goods and food

400

Which organization did three million women volunteer for during WWII? 

The Red Cross

400

What was the 'Final Solution'?

The systematic plan by the Nazis to mass murder 6 million Jews

500

A form of nationalism and fascism, this type of government was based on racial hatred and committed violent hatred toward Jews. 

Nazism

500

Select the two cities the U.S. DID NOT use nuclear weapons on to force Japan into unconditional surrender to end WWII. 

A. Hiroshima

B. Tokyo

C. Nagasaki

D. Osaka

B. Tokyo

D. Osaka

500

An all African-American military squad to fly and maintain combat aircraft

Tuskegee Airmen

500

This day celebrated Germany surrendering

VE Day

500

Campaign started by an African American newspaper symbolized the desire for victory abroad against the Axis Powers and victory at home against racism and segregation?

Double V Campaign 

500

Name 3 Dictators Discussed in class.

Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco, Emperor Hirohito