Vocabulary
120,000 people were forced to move to camps and many lost their homes, jobs, and belongings.
The Women were urged to fill factory jobs for this reason.
What is men leaving for military service?
On December 7th 1941 Japan attacked this place, causing the United States to declare war on Japan.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This invasion helped change the war because Allied troops landed in France and began pushing German forces out of Western Europe.
What is the D-Day invasion?
The Allies used this strategy to move closer to Japan after important victories against Japan.
What is island hopping?
A system where the government controls every aspect of citizens' lives.
What is totalitarianism?
The war created new opportunities for these discriminated against individuals.
Who are the African Americans serving in the military and working wartime jobs?
Germany invaded this country, which started World War II in Europe.
What is Poland?
This battle helped change the war because it stopped the German army and forced them to retreat, which weakened Germany’s power in the war.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
Britain and France tried to avoid war by giving in to Hitler's demands for territory with this strategy.
What is appeasement?
A political system where the government is seen as more important than the individual.
What is Fascism?
This individual was appointed to lead the combined Allied forces in Europe.
Who is American General Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This was a direct result of American fear after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is Japanese Internment Camps?
In this battle, the Allies destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers. This victory badly weakened the Japanese navy and helped the United States gain an advantage in the Pacific war.
What is the Battle of Midway?
On August 6th 1945 the Enda Gay dropped an atomic bomb on this location, killing 80,000 instantly.
Where is Hiroshima?
A system where the government owns all the property and wealth.
What is Communism?
This Navy Admiral used decoded intel to intercept the Japanese fleet, stopping a planned invasion of Australia.
Who is Admiral Chester Nimitz?
This battle stopped German forces in North Africa and marked an important Allied victory that helped turn the war in that region.
What is the Battle of El Alamein?
This battle was Hitler's last desperate attempt, which led to Germany on the permanent defense.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
This top-secret research program worked to develop a super-weapon.
What is the Manhattan Project?
The National Socialist Party platform based on racism and German Expansion.
What is Nazism?
This president warned Japan of "prompt and utter destruction" if they did not surrender.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
These events were conflicts in the United States and were not a battle in the European war.
What were the zoot-suit riots?
This event resulted in 6 million Jews and millions of others (Romani, political dissidents, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities) murdered in concentration camps and death camps.
What is the Holocaust?
Japan surrendered on this day in 1945, officially ending World War II.
When is August 15?