Japan, Germany, Italy
Larges amphibious invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach
Normandy (D-Day)
America Joined War after This event
Pearl Harbor
What were the two places we dropped bombs on in Japan?
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The country that had the most deaths during World War 2
Who is Soviet Union?
What is nazism/swastika?
They were the first Black regimen of air force fighter pilots?
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
Giving into aggressors demands in order to avoid war.
Appeasement
December 7th, 1941
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Presidents during World War 2
FDR, and Truman
German military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in materiel or firepower.
What is Blitzkrieg?
The Holocaust killed this many Jews
6 Million
Who is Hitler?
What is island hopping?
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades officially beginning WW2?
What is Poland?
Lend war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.” Under this policy, the United States was able to supply military aid to its foreign allies during World War II while still remaining officially neutral in the conflict.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
Sacrifice for the common good that allows for each person/family to have a fixed amount.
What is rationing?
The codename for the project responsible with creating the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Led the Free French forces in resisting capitulation to Germany during World War II and became provisional president of France in the immediate aftermath of the war.
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Head of the Manhattan Project and considered to be "the father of the atomic bomb".
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
1939 deal between Stalin and Hitler that surprised the world and enabled Hitler to more easily invade Poland
What is the Nonaggression Pact
A statement issued on 14 August 1941 that set out American and British goals for the world after the end of World War II
What is the Atlantic Charter?
Their main responsibility was to place a ceiling on prices of most goods, and to limit consumption by rationing
What is the Office of Price Administration?
Also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II which took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
The Bloodiest battle in the Pacific theater where Japanese casualties surpassed 110,000 with only 7,600 Allied casualties.
What is Iwo Jima
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Order by the president, taking away the right to due process of Japanese Americans for suspicion of spying activity.
What is executive order 9066?
Absolute control of government, strong sense of nationalism.
What is Rise of Dictators/Fascism?
Three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, who declared war on the United States.
What is Germany and Italy?
An agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II
What is the War Productions Board?
A key battle to secure dominance in the Pacific Theatre. Took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.
What is the Battle of Midway?
Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II.
Who is Chester Nimitz?
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
A conscientious objector on religious grounds, he received a military deferral in World War II, and he joined the pacifist Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR).
Who is James Farmer?