The Home Front
In order to deal with food shortages caused by the war, people were encouraged to have these in their backyards
Victory Gardens
He was President at the beginning (and throughout most) of World War II whose famous words of December 7th, 1941 as a date that will "live in infamy"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A victory at this group of islands in the Pacific Ocean was key towards eventual victory over Japan in World War II
Midway Islands
Dropping atomic weapons on these two Japanese cities led to the end of all fighting in World War II
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
As the war came to an end, the leaders from these three countries met on a regular basis to determine how the world would look when fighting ended.
The United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union
The amount of spending and production needed to support World War II helped the United States emerge from what period that dominated the 1930s?
The Great Depression
This general was famous for saying "I shall return" upon evacuating the Philippines; he would later lead forces in the Philippines, Japan, and Korea.
Douglas MacArthur
Where did D-Day, the largest invasion force in the history of the world on June 6th, 1944, occur?
Normandy, France
The code name that was given to the research that led to that development of the atomic bomb
the Manhattan Project
The success of this group of African American pilots led to the desegregation of the United States military after World War II was over.
Tuskegee Airmen
This was encouraged for many products during wartime in order to make sure that U.S. troops had enough supplies to keep fighting
Rationing
In 1997, this African-American was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II
Vernon Baker
The surprise attack on this United States port led to the U.S.'s entry into World War II
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
This group of Native American soldiers, who had an unwritten language, created a code that the Japanese were unable to break
Navajo
After World War II ended, this body was created as a place where countries could talk about their problems without resorting to armed conflict (war)
United Nations
This group of people helped out with the war effort by taking jobs in factories
Women
He was the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and D-Day
General Dwight Eisenhower
The policy of giving into demands (like Hitler's regarding Czechoslovakia) in order to avoid war at any cost
appeasement
This was an early-warning technology system that was used to detect approaching enemy aircraft
Radar
These were judicial proceedings held after World War II was over to hold German officials responsible for war crimes they had committed
Nuremberg Trials
As had happened in World War I, the United States had this policy towards World War II from September 1939 until December 1941
Isolationalist
He became President when FDR died in April 1945 and made the decision to drop atomic weapons on Japan
Harry Truman
Japanese soldiers forced captured Americans on a grueling journey in the Philippines that became known by what term?
The Bataan Death March
Executive Order 9066
The situation in Europe whereby Jewish peoples were placed into concentration camps (and 6 million died) was known as what event?
The Holocaust