This was the iconic image of the women worker during WWII.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
100
The name given to the first day of the Normandy invasion.
What is D-Day?
100
This event got the U.S. directly involved in World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
100
This person was responsible for deciding to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is President Harry S. Truman?
100
This is the date "which will live in infamy."
What is December 7, 1941?
200
Victory at home and victory abroad.
What is two things that African Americans fought for during WWII?
200
This type of German warfare tactic was used on both Poland and London, England.
What is blitzkrieg (lightning war)?
200
The atomic bombing of these two cities effectively ended the war in the Pacific.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
200
This person was credited for creating the atomic bomb under the Manhattan Project.
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
200
This date marked the first day of the invasion planned under the name Operation Overlord.
What is June 6, 1944?
300
This epitomized the anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States and the fear that all Japanese and Japanese American people would side with Japan over the United States.
What is Japanese American internment?
300
The final German offensive.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
300
This battle is famous for the iconic image of Marines planting the American flag after celebrating victory.
What is the Battle of Iwo Jima?
300
This United States ally would later become a United States enemy once the war was over.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
300
This date marked the dropping of a second bomb in Japan and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.
What is August 9, 1945?
400
This Supreme Court case held that citizens' rights could be suspended during a time of war.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
400
This battle marked the beginning of Germany's total focus on the western front of Europe.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
400
The turning point in the war in the Pacific.
What is Battle of Midway?
400
This man was the commander of the armed forces for the Normandy invasion.
Who is General Dwight D. Eisenhower?
400
This date marked the British and French declaration of war on Germany.
What is September 3, 1939?
500
This program brought Mexicans into the United States to work on farms.
What is the bracero program?
500
Benito Mussolini's execution, Adolf Hitler's suicide, and the loss of Axis-controlled territory.
What is the cause of Axis power surrender in Europe?
500
The belief that Japanese fought to the death, Japan's use of kamikaze pilots, the illegality of surrender, and the desire to save American lives.
What are some reasons for dropping the atomic bombs?
500
This general was given a pretend army so that the Germans would believe the Allies were invading Calais.
Who is General George S. Patton?
500
This date marked the celebration of Victory in Europe, V-E Day.
What is May 7, 1945? (Also acceptable: What is May 8, 1945?)