War in the Pacific
War in Europe
War on the Home Front
People and Places
War and Peace
100
Group of American soldiers that provided an unbreakable code of communication during the war against Japan.
Navajo Code Talkers
100
World War II started on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded this country.
Poland
100
Rosie the Riveter
100
Leader of Great Britain during WWII
Winston Churchill
100
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
200
A date that will live in infamy (drew the U.S. into World War II)
December 7, 1941
200
These two dictators signed a non-aggression pact, agreeing not to fight each other.
Hitler and Stalin
200
U.S. policy of equal distribution of scarce goods.
Rationing
200
U.S. President who led the country through the Great Depression and most of WWII
Franklin Roosevelt
200
June 6, 1944
D-Day
300
American strategy for fighting the Japanese in the Pacific
Island Hopping
300
June 6, 1944 the Allies launched the biggest amphibious invasion in history, named...
D-Day
300
These were sold to help finance the war.
War Bonds
300
Vice-President who took over the presidency following FDR's death
Harry Truman
300
September 1, 1939
Invasion of Poland/Start of WWII
400
American General who oversaw all military actions in the Pacific Theatre
Gen. Douglas McArthur
400
"Lightning War" tactics used by the Germans
Blitzkrieg
400
The Office of War information used these kind of posters to promote support for the war effort.
Propaganda
400
Two Japanese cities on which the atomic bomb was dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
400
August 6, 1945
First Atomic bomb dropped
500
The commander in charge of U.S. Naval strategy in WWII
Admiral Chester Nimitz
500
Germany's last push at trying to keep the allies out of Germany
Battle of the Bulge
500
The presidential decree to place all Japanese Americans into internment camps
Executive Order 9066
500
U.S. Naval Base attacked by the Japanese leading to U.S. involvement in WWII
Pearl Harbor
500
March 1, 1968
Schmidt's birthday