President during most of the Great Depression and World War II, elected four times.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt
100
Japanese city that was the first hit by an atomic bomb
What is Hiroshima
100
This was the largest air-land-sea invasion in military history. It was launched by the Allies in France to drive Germany out so they could then invade Germany.
What is D-Day
100
Suicide attacks by the Japanese, most often using their planes to fly directly into their targets.
What is Kamikaze
100
Speech given by Franklin Roosevelt before the US entered WWII on what he wanted the world to look like as far as people's rights.
What are the Four Freedoms
200
Symbol of women who took over for men to work in factories, showing women's contributions to the war.
Who is Rosie the Riveter
200
US naval base in Hawaii attacked by Japan that led to the US entering WWII
What is Pearl Harbor
200
The genocide (mass killing) of 6 million Jews and millions of others by the Nazis before and during World War II.
What is the Holocaust
200
Strategy of the US in its fight against Japan in the Pacific Ocean.
What is Island Hopping
200
Commander of the Allied forces for D-Day. He also opposed the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
300
President who took over after Roosevelt died in 1945. He ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is Harry Truman
300
These three countries made up the Axis Powers, the enemies of the US and the Allies
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan
300
This occurred before WWII began, where the economy of the US and the world severely crashed and led to high unemployment and poverty
What is the Great Depression
300
Japanese Americans were placed in these during World War II to make sure they were not spies who would work against the US
What are Internment Camps
300
This was the strategy used by the Allies at the beginning of the war, despite what the American people wanted
What is Germany First!
400
Mexican farm workers who were invited as guest workers during World War II to fill in for men who had to leave to fight in the war.
Who are Braceros
400
Japanese city where the second atomic bomb was dropped
What is Nagasaki
400
The operation by the Allies where they attacked German forces in North Africa and then make their way to invade Italy.
What is Operation Torch
400
The day of the official surrender of Japan and the end of World War II as a whole.
What is V-J Day
400
Movement by African Americans during WWII where they wanted to have "Victory" in the war against Hitler, but also Victory against racism and discrimination at home
What is the Double V Campaign
500
First African American pilots in the US armed forces. Their success opened the door for future black pilots on the integration of the military.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen
500
Island near Japan that was an important piece of the Allies' island-hopping strategy. The battle there inspired a national monument in Washington, DC.
What is Iwo Jima
500
Turning point of the war between the US and Japan. The US was able to defeat the Japanese navy and prevent a possible invasion of the US
What is the Battle of Midway
500
Policy where the US let Allies borrow all military goods to help them fight the war against the Axis Powers, then they would worry about payment for the goods later.
What is the Lend-Lease Act
500
Code name given for the development of the atomic bomb in the US