The U.S. Joins the Fight
This event on December 7, 1941, led to the US entering WWII
What is Pearl Harbor
This campaign encouraged Americans to grow their own food to support the war effort.
What are Victory Gardens?
The US President who led the country through most of WWII.
Who is FDR or Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The battle that led to the surrender of Germany in May 1945.
What is the Battle of Berlin?
The bill that helped returning soldiers pay for college and buy homes.
What is the GI Bill?
The act allowed the US to provide military aid to the Allies before officially joining the war.
What is the Lend-Lease Act
US government propaganda that encouraged women to work in war industries
What is Rosie the Riveter?
The US general in charge of the Pacific campaign.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
The name for May 8, 1945, marking the official surrender of Germany.
What is V-E Day?
The economic boom after WWII led to the rapid growth of these residential areas.
What are suburbs?
This 1941 agreement between the US and Britain outlined post-war goals, including self-determination, free trade, and collective security.
What is the Atlantic Charter?
Executive Order 9066 led to the internment of this group of Americans.
Who are Japanese Americans?
The Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe who later became President.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The first city that was targeted by an atomic bomb.
What is Hiroshima?
The cultural divide between the older generation and rebellious youth in the 1950s.
What is the generation gap?
What is island hopping
This system was used to limit civilian use of essential goods like gas, rubber, and sugar.
What is rationing?
What is the Manhattan Project?
The conference where Allied leaders planned for post-war Europe and Germany’s surrender.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This new genre of music became popular among teenagers in the 1950s.
What is Rock n Roll?
The last major German offensive, was fought in Belgium in December 1944.
What is the Battle of the Bulge
This 1944 Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
This scientist who wrote a letter to FDR warning about potential nuclear weapons used in future wars.
The international organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and prevent future wars.
What is the United Nations?
The name for the dramatic increase in birth rates following WWII.
What is the Baby Boom?