On the Homefront
This individual in 1941 organized a march on Washington to protest discrimination against African Americans in industry and the military.
A. Philip Randolph
What battle is the longest continuous military campaign in World War II. It pitted the German submarine force and surface units against the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Allied merchant convoys.
Battle of the Atlantic
an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a Field Marshal to the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s, and he played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II.
General Douglas MacArthur
the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy Landings (D-Day).
Operation Overlord
What are the following groups depicted as in Maus:
Jews =
Germans =
Americans =
British =
Polish =
Jews = mice
Germans = cats
Americans = dogs
British = fish
Polish = pigs
Reduced consumption of energy, goods and supplies deemed essential for the military
Rationing
Dec. 22, 1941: Arcadia Conference begins in Washington, DC: Britain and US agree to “Germany First” plan. What were the two goals decided in this conference?
1.) Defeat Germany
2.) Accept ONLY an unconditional surrender from the Axis Powers.
April 1942. The surrendered Filipinos and Americans soon were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to march some 65 miles from Mariveles to prisoner of war camps in San Fernando.
Bataan Death March
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 to June 5, 1944. The operation was opposed by German forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno.
Operation Shingle
What is a “pogrom”? What types of violent events were described to Anja and Vladek on the train that were occurring in Germany?
a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, particularly Jews. Burning of businesses, run out of town, public beatings/hangings/shootings
The purpose of this group was to allow women to serve in the military in supporting noncombat roles. Ladies would operate radios, test new planes, and drive ambulances.
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
During WHICH BATTLE were Axis casualties are estimated to have been around 800,000, including those missing or captured. Soviet forces are estimated to have suffered 1,100,000 casualties, and approximately 40,000 civilians died.
Battle of Stalingrad
a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Empire of Japan during World War II. The key idea is to bypass heavily fortified enemy islands instead of trying to capture every island in sequence en route to a final target.
Island Hopping or Leapfrogging
an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. While the French colonies were formally aligned with Germany via Vichy France, the loyalties of the population were mixed. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies.
Operation Torch
What happens to Richieu in the Ghetto in Zawiercie? Why?
Poisoned along with other children and his aunt in order to escape the fate of Auschwitz
In order to help the war effort, this committee organized drives to collect scarce materials, and determined which companies converted from peacetime to wartime production. (i.e. lipstick to bullets)
War Production Board (WPB)
What American general commanded the invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
April 18, 1942. An air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago.
Doolittle's Raid
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Operation Watchtower
What is an appel?
A counting of living and dead prisoners
Name four roles the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) had during WW2.
Spurred improvements in radar and sonar
Encouraged development of pesticides (example, DDT for lice)
Development of “miracle drugs” = antibiotics
Development of the atomic bomb = Manhattan Project
a group of primarily African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces.
Tuskegee Airmen
an epic clash between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy that played out six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Navy’s decisive victory in the air-sea battle (June 3-6, 1942) and its successful defense of the major base dashed Japan’s hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific.
Battle of Midway
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
The Battle of Okinawa was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
Operation Iceberg
Why couldn’t Vladek and Anja get into the United States?
Quota System