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100

Who are the two presidents of the United States during WW2?

FDR & Truman

100

What is the Allied strategy in the European Theatre?

Defeat Hitler First

100

What happened on December 7th, 1941?

The attack on Pearl Harbor

100

Who did Rosie the Riveter represent?

All women defense workers. 

100

Was FDR an isolationist or internationalist?

Internationalist

200

List two countries that are a part of the Allied Powers. 

Britain

France

USSR (After Hitler invades)

The United States (1941-1945)

200

Which occured first, V-E day or V-J day?

V-E Day

200

What was the purpose of the Dootlittle Raid?

To boost American Morale
200

What was the purpose of rationing?

  • The government’s goal was to keep prices stable and prevent inflation

  • The OPA began rationing food products to make sure there was enough for the military.

200

Define Isolationism & Internationalism

Isolationism - minding your own business, staying out of other nation's affairs

Internationalism - involved in other nation's affairs to promote peace

300

Who is Hideki Tojo?

  • A Japanese Lead Military General 

300

What is the turning point battle in the European Theatre?

Stalingrad

300

What is the turning point battle of the Pacific Theater? 

Midway

300

Explain the significance of American production in the Allied victory of WW2 in detail. 

  • The government offered cost-plus contracts and government loans to companies to convert and produce wartime materials.

  • The automobile industry was suited to mass produce military equipment 


    • Jeeps, tanks, helmets, trucks, etc.

  • The U.S. industrial sector outpaced all other nations in the war.

  • American war production turned the tide in favor of the Allies.

  • Mobilizing the economy like this created 19 million new jobs and doubled the average family income.

300

Which neutrality act banned loans to any nation at war?

1936

400

United States military general (based in European Theatre) who was in charge of all Allied troops in Europe

Dwight Eisenhower

400

What is the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?

Last major battle that the Americans took part in.

400

What two cities were the nuclear bombs dropped on?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki 

400

Explain the significance of the Navajo Code Talkers.

At Ms. Sloan's approval

400

Describe the Destroyers for Bases Deal in detail. 

  • Destroyers for Bases


    • Roosevelt urged Congress to revise the Neutrality laws

    • In the Spring of 1940, Winston Churchill, Britain’s Prime Minister, asked Roosevelt for the transfer of 50 US Destroyers to Britain so it can defend itself and its supplies from attack

500

Who are George Patton & Douglass MacArthur? What theaters do they fight in?

  • George Patton - United States military general (based in the European Theatre)

  • Douglas MacArthur - United States military general (based in the Pacific Theatre)

500

What is the first major battle that the Americans took part in?

Battle for North Africa / El Alamein

500

How did the Allied Victory at Iwo Jima contribute to the Island Hopping strategy?

At Ms. Sloan's approval

500

How were Japanese Americans impacted by WW2 on the homefront?

Japanese Internment Camps

500

Describe the Lend/Lease Act in detail

  • After the Battle of Britain, England had run out of money

  • Roosevelt convinced Congress to pass the Lend/Lease Act which allowed the US to lend or lease supplies to any nations considered “vital to the defense of the United States”

  • This GREATLY aided Britain and later the Soviet Union