World War II 1
How was dictator of Italy?
How was Benito Mussolini
A. They weren’t similar.
B. They involved not going to war.
C. They spent money making weapons
D. They were the reasons for going to war.
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the Neutrality Act of 1935?
An act passed that outlawed the sales/loans of arms to nations at war or in civil wars
Name three countries that made up the major Allied Powers?
What is France, Soviet Union, and U.S.
A. England
B. France
C. Japan
D. Italy
B. France
What country was invaded, which officially started WWII in Europe?
What is Poland
DAILY DOUBLE
What did Adolf Hitler use to enforce fascism in Germany?
Totalitarianism
Who was the dictator who ruled the Soviet Union during World War II
What is Joseph Stalin
What was it called when citizens received coupons in order to reduce the amount of items consumed during a time of war?
Rationing
Which three countries made up the Axis Powers
What is Germany, Japan, Italy
A new strategic weapon developed at Los Alamos,New Mexico;used to quickly end WWII;Japan surrendered after bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; resulted in arms race with Soviets.
What is the Atomic Bomb?
What was the policy called of liberating one island at a time in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
DAILY DOUBLE
What city was the first city to have an atomic bomb dropped on it?
What is Hiroshima?
During World War II, the U.S. government ordered Japanese Americans to live in camps until the war was over. This idea was called ______________.
A. militarism
B. nationalism
C. internment
D. Holocaust
C. Internment
U.S. president during the majority of World War II
Who was Franklin Roosevelt?
The American secret plan to create a nuclear bomb before the Germans.
The Manhattan Project
Took on new roles to support war effort;joined nurse cadets and worked in factories to keep up production
What is Women?
This was the location of the Japanese attack against the United States;retaliation for trade embargo which resulted in the U.S. entering WWII.
What was Pearl Harbor?
DAILY DOUBLE
Who were the secret coders that used their native language to send secret messages during WWII?
Navajo Code Talkers
Who was known as the creator of the Atomic Bombs?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Limited the right to strike in industries crucial to the war effort.
Who was dictator of Germany?
Who was Adolph Hitler
Which country was most upset over how they were treated after WWI because of the Treaty of Versailles?
A. Russia
B. Italy
C. Great Britain
D. Germany
D. Germany
Mussolini was a dictator of a new type of political ideology. What was it called?
What is Facism
This country was isolationist until its attack in 1941.
What is the United States?
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the policy Britain and France used to avoid war with Germany?
Appeasement
The name given to the genocide or systematic extermination of all European Jews.
What was the Holocaust?
What caused the Japanese to finally surrender?
A. losing too many soldiers in Pacific battles
B. running out of soldiers and military supplies
C. the dropping of two atomic bombs on cities in Japan
D. being forced to surrender to Germany and Italy
C. the dropping of two atomic bombs on cities in Japan
What options did Truman have after learning about the atomic bomb?
Invade mainland Japan, set up a blockade in the Pacific, or to drop the atomic bombs.