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He was the fascist ruler of Italy during World War II.
Who is Mussolini?
100
The Allied invasion of France.
What is D-Day/Invasion of Normandy?
100
It was the largest military training school in the world during the war.
What is Fort Benning?
100
The fictional character who encouraged women to support the war effort.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
100
December 7, 1941.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
200
African American aboard the West Virginia who received the Navy Cross for his bravery at Pearl Harbor.
Who is Dorie Miller?
200
This battle marks the turning point on the Eastern Front.
What is Stalingrad?
200
This political element was banned in Georgia in 1946.
What is the white primary?
200
It stood for victory over the enemy abroad and victory over prejudice at home.
What is the Double V Campaign?
200
September 1, 1939.
What is the invasion of Poland?
300
American general who served as supreme commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
300
Turning point in the Pacific for the Allies.
What is Midway?
300
This Marietta plant produced B-29s for the war.
What is the Bell Aircraft Plant?
300
African American pilot group who caused damage to 400 enemy planes.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
300
The practice of giving into to one's demands in order to avoid conflict or war.
What is appeasement?
400
German field marshal who was also known as "Desert Fox."
Who is Irwin Rommel?
400
The last major German offensive on the Western Front.
What is the Battle of the Bulge/Ardennes Offensive?
400
The area where Georgia's black voters had a heavy influence.
What is municipal/local elections?
400
Two ways American civilians supported the war effort.
What are paying taxes, rationing,planting victory gardens, paying higher taxes, and buying war bonds?
400
Becomes the foundation for the United Nations and identifies the post-war goals of the U.S. and Britain in August 1941.
What is the Atlantic Charter?
500
Lead American general in the Pacific theater during the war.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
500
This battle marks the turning point for the Allies in North Africa.
What is El Alamein?
500
These were built in coastal cities like Savannah and Brunswick.
What are liberty ships?
500
This program encouraged workers from Mexico to come to the U.S. during World War II.
What is the Bracero Program?
500
A message sent to Japan in July 1945 demanding its unconditional surrender to the U.S. or else.
What is the Potsdam Declaration?