The Early Years & Europe
This was the name given to Britain's 1930 policy allowing Hitler to expand territory unchecked in hopes of avoiding war.
What is appeasement?
These were the six million women who took on non-traditional jobs in defense industries, such as building planes.
Who are "Rosies" or "Rosie the Riveter"?
This was the largest naval, air, and sea operation in history, occurring on June 6th, 1944.
What is D-Day?
This surprise attack on December 7, 1941, was described by FDR as "a date which will live in infamy."
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Who is the USSR?
Who are Germany & the Soviet Union?
To fund the war effort, Americans were encouraged to "wolf-proof" their houses by purchasing these.
What are liberty/war bonds?
What is Operation Overlord?
This American strategy involved leaping from island to island to gain airfields closer to Japan.
What is island-hopping?
Following Japan's capture of the Phillippines, tens of thousands of POWs were forced on this brutal trek where many died of starvation and disease.
What is the Bataan Death March?
This German term, meaning "lightning war," was unleashed on Western Europe in the 1940s.
What is Blitzkrieg?
Because of food shortages, Americans grew 60% of the produce they consumed in these.
What are Victory Gardens?
The Allies used inflatable tanks and decoys, known as this, to mislead the Germans about where the invasion would land.
What is the Operation Fortitude or Ghost Army?
This battle was the FIRST major US victory against Japan, resulting in the destruction of four Japanese aircraft carriers.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This Japanese city suffered the highest number of deaths from a single aerial bombing campaign, totaling 140,000.
What is Hiroshima?
What is the Battle of Britain?
This system used stamps and points to ensure the vital materials like food and fuel were saved for the war effort.
What is rationing?
This was Germany's last major counteroffensive during the winter of 1944-1945 before their army was forced into full retreat.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
Arguments in favor of using this weapon included the estimate that a land invasion of Japan would cause over a million American casualties.
What is the atomic bomb?
These industrial systems proved as important as battle lines in the American war effort.
What are assembly lines?
Hitler broke his pact with Stalin in 1941 by launching this massive invasion of the Soviet Union.
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What is Operation Barbarossa?
This campaign represented African-Americans' determination to achieve victory over enemies abroad and victory over racism at home.
What is the Double V-Campaign?
This meeting between the Big 3 (FDR, Stalin, and Churchill) in early 1945 was held to plan the end of the war and the unconditional surrender of Germany.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theater, occurring only 350 miles from Japan and featuring heavy suicide attacks.
What is the Battle of Okinawa?
This fragile alliance disintegrated as soon as the Nazis were defeated, leading to the start of the Cold War.
What is the alliance(synonym) between the US and the USSR?