The term for when people had to limit their buying of things like automobile tires, meat, shoes, and gas
What is rationing?
100
He made the decision to drop atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who was President Harry Truman?
100
This group included Great Britain, France, and Canada.
What were the Allied Powers?
100
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes made a surprise attack on this U.S. naval base.
What is Pearl Harbor?
100
When a country does not want to get involved in another country's wars.
What is isolationism?
200
When Hitler's troops first moved into Austria and Poland and then overtook France.
What is German Aggression in Europe?
200
He was the President of the U.S. at the beginning of WWII but died before the war ended.
Who was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
200
This group included Japan, Germany, and Italy.
What were the Axis Powers?
200
The small island in the Pacific Ocean that was an important victory of the U.S.
What is Iwojima?
200
The dictators of Germany and Italy during WWII
Who were Hitler and Moussilini?
300
When Hirohito ordered his army to first invade China and other places.
What is Japanese Aggression in Asia?
300
He was the leader of Russia at the time of WWII.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
300
A group of African American pilots who flew alongside bombers in WWII to protect them.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
300
On June 6, 1944, American troops arrived onshore at Normandy and surprised the Germans.
What was D-Day?
300
Two Japanese cities were devastated by atomic bombs. On September 2, 1945, Japan signed to surrender.
What is V-J Day?
400
When Mussolini took over Albania and Ethiopia in Africa.
What is Axis Power Aggression in Africa?
400
He was the leader of Great Britain at the beginning of WWII.
Who was Winston Churchill?
400
Because of this iconic character on posters during WWII, women were encouraged to help with the war effort by taking jobs formerly belonging only to men.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
400
Germany surrendered to the Allies on May 7, 1945. The next day, people sang and danced in the streets.
What is V-E Day?
400
The two Japanese cities that were devastated by atomic bombs
What were Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
500
When a country forms a friendship with another country or countries
What is an alliance?
500
He was the leader of Japan during WWII.
Who was Hirohito?
500
With so many men in the military, businesses were in need of workers. Women and African Americans were given jobs formerly given only to White men.
How did WWII change life for women and African Americans in the United States?
500
Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than six million Jews between 1933 and 1945.
What is the Holocaust?
500
Meetings were held in Washington D.C., San Francisco, and New York to create this organization.