Leaders
Geography
Home Front
Groups Affected by WWII
US Involvement
100
Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?
Adolf Hitler
100
What continent did WWII start on?
Europe
100
This poster is an example of what?
Propaganda
100
Name three different groups affected by WWII.
Japanese- Americans, Mexican/ Mexican- Americans, African- Americans, women, & Native Americans
100
What event caused the United States to declare war on Japan?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
200
Who was the leader of the United States at the start of WWII?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
200
What ocean did the United States use the strategy of island hopping to get across?
The Pacific Ocean
200
What were Americans supposed to do with valuable materials such as metal and soap during the war?
Conserve
200
What was the name of the riots involving Mexican youth and US soldiers stationed in California where young Mexican- Americans were attacked for wearing suits that people felt were not conservating materials.?
Zoot Suit Riots
200
What type of bomb was developed and used by the United States at the end of WWII?
Nuclear or Atomic Bomb
300
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Japan's military leaders were all examples of ___________.
dictators
300
Where is the location of Pearl Harbor?
Hawaii - Pacific Ocean
300
During the war, the United States government allowed people to only get a certain amount of supplies from the store.
What was this called?
Rationing
300
Native Americans served in WWII most famously for their service as
code talkers
300
What was the name of the alliance that the United States entered into with Britain, France, and Russia?
The Allied Powers
400
What is totalitarianism?
a form of government that puts the needs and well being of the country ahead of the people.
400
What theatre of war was the most deadly for the United States?
European Theatre
400
How were factory businesses affected by World War II?
factories were converted to create weapons and materials for the war like airplanes, tanks, and ammunition.
400
Describe the impact of the war on US citizens of Japanese descent.
Japanese- American citizens were seen by the US government as a possible threat, so they were forced to sell their businesses and homes to move to internment camps for the duration of the war.
400
What was the name of the program that the United States used to give supplies and weapons to the Allied powers?
Lend- Lease Act
500
Name the country and leader of each of the major Axis Powers.
Germany - Hitler, Italy - Mussolini & Japan - military leaders
500
WWII was fought in multiple theaters around the world.
Name 3 of them.
European, Pacific, & African Theaters.
500
What effect did WWII have on unemployment in the United States?
Unemployment fell or went down to 1%
500
What new opportunities were created for Mexican citizens, women and black people in the United States because of the war?
- Bracero program gave Mexican farm workers jobs and housing.
- Women worked in factories and served non-combat roles in the military.
- Black people were given fair treatment in government/ military ran factories and also served the military in segregated units
500
Was the use of nuclear weapons on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima a victory for the US or a tragedy for the Japanese people?
Opinion: Answers should vary but be supported by fact.