America Moves Toward War
What alliance included Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Axis Powers
What system drafted men into the military
Selective Service System
Who decided Germany should be defeated first?
Roosevelt and Churchill
What battle was the turning point in the Pacific?
Midway
What was the secret program to build the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What policy allowed the U.S. to lend weapons to allies?
Lend Lease Act
About how many Americans volunteered for military service?
5 Million
What was the Allied invasion of Normandy called?
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
What strategy involved capturing islands toward Japan?
Island Hopping
Who led the Manhattan Project?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Which two countries benefited most from Lend-Lease?
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
Which group filled factory jobs as men went to war?
Women
Who commanded the D-Day invasion?
Dwight Eisenhower
Why was Iwo Jima important to the U.S.?
It allowed the bombing of mainland Japan
Where was the atomic bomb first tested?
Los Alamos, New Mexico
What event brought the U.S. into WWII?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
What slogan united Americans after Pearl Harbor?
Remember Pearl Harbor
What city was liberated by September 1944?
Paris, France
Which battle showed how deadly a Japan invasion would be?
Battle of Okinawa
Which two cities were bombed?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
December 7th, 1941
Why did many minority groups question fighting in the war?
They faced discrimination and segregation at home
What day marked Germany’s surrender?
V-E Day (May 8th, 1945)
How many Japanese soldiers survived Iwo Jima?
About 200
What global era began after WWII because of atomic weapons?
The nuclear age (Cold War)