WW2 Tech
Atomic Bomb
Who was the Dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
The __________ Acts where a series of acts passed by the US in order to keep them neutral in the war.
Neutrality
Who were the Nazis?
Germans who believed they were superior and that the Jews were inferior to them.
What was the Holocaust?
The killing of many Jews by the Nazis
What did radar use to spot enemies?
Sound
Who was the Dictator of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Jews to concentration
Who were code talkers?
People who used secret code to send messages during the war
What does V-E Day stand for?
Victory in Europe Day
What were tanks?
Heavily armored vehicles that allowed them to move quickly on land through enemy lines
Who was the Dictator of Germany?
Hitler
The Americans sent the _________________ to ______________ camps after Pearl Harbor.
Japanese to internment
What is island hopping?
Capturing certain islands and skipping over heavily guarded ones in order to get close to Japan
What is radar?
Technology that used sound to spot enemy aircraft
What were bombers?
Big planes that were designed to drop bombs on enemies
What were the Neutrality Acts?
They were created in order to ensure that the US would be neutral or not participate in the war that was occurring.
Where did the Japanese bomb that caused the US to join WW2?
Pearl Harbor
What was D-Day?
This was the day of the Normandy invasion where the Allies launched a series of invasions
What is genocide?
Name one piece of World War 2 technology. List 2 reasons that it helped in the war.
Answer varies-Ms. Reis will tell you if you get the points
Why did the US end up joining World War 2?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred. Americans were already upset about how Germans were treating Jewish people, but Pearl Harbor is what led the US to join World War 2.
Who was one of the countries in the Allied powers?
Who was one of the countries in the Axis powers?
Allied: US, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
What was a radio in the war?
Radio was used to communicate and coordinate tactics during the war
What is appeasement?
Letting certain things happen (such as Hitler expanding German territory) in order to make negotiations to prevent war