Origins of the War
What is accepting demands of an aggressor
appeasement
Who are the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
After the attack of Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), the U.S. government declared ___________ against the Axis Powers.
war
World War II helped America recover from _____________, a time period with high unemployment :(
Great Depression
What country did Hitler invade September 1st, 1929?
Poland
In Germany, the Allies were shocked to find __________________.
These were places where the Nazis had murdered 11 million people-men, women, and children.
concentration camps
This important battle in the Pacific was a huge victory for the United States.
Battle of Midway
Why was there a sharp increase in the number of women in the workforce?
men were fighting in World War II
Most people in America were this _______, meaning they did not want to get involved in foreign affairs.
isolationism
On June 6th, 1944 the biggest invasion by sea happened in Normandy, France.
D-Day
This strategy of fighting in the Pacific helped the Americans against Japan.
island hopping
Goods were scarce and the U.S. government established a system of __________ to make sure goods were distributed fairly.
rationing
What happened on December 7th, 1941?
True or False
Germans were pushed to the capital of Berlin from the east and west by the Allies.
True
President Truman decided to try this new weapon called ___________
atomic weapon
President FDR approved ____________ that forced Japanese and Japanese Americans into internment camps.
Executive Order 9066
This law said that the U.S. could send weapons to Britain with the promise that Britain would repay after the war.
Lend Lease Act
In 1945, Germany finally ___________.
surrendered
What are the two cities that were bombed in Japan?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
What is one example Americans showed support for the war?
sign up to fight in the war
Victory Gardens
ration
work in a job that supports the war