The Pacific Theater
On this date, described by FDR as a "date which will live in infamy," Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
What is December 7, 1941?
The massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, was known by this code name.
What is Operation Overlord (or D-Day)?
This shipbuilder was known for his ability to construct Liberty Ships in record time, eventually reducing the construction time to just 4.5 days for the Robert E. Peary.
Who is Henry Kaiser?
He served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) and oversaw the D-Day invasion.
Who is General Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The "Big Three" Allied leaders who met to discuss strategy consisted of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and this Soviet dictator.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This air raid on Tokyo, led by a Colonel fittingly flying "Mitchell" bombers, did little physical damage but goaded Japanese planners into reckless attacks.
What is the Doolittle Raid (or the raid led by Jimmy Doolittle)?
American forces first opened a "true second front" against the Germans not in France, but in this region in November 1942.
What is North Africa?
To pay for the war, the U.S. government introduced this "innovative feature" in 1943, taking taxes directly from employee paychecks.
What is withholding tax?
This General fulfilled his promise to return to the Philippines and advocated for a strategy of "island hopping."
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
At the Casablanca Conference, the Allies agreed they would accept nothing less than this from the Axis powers.
What is Unconditional Surrender?
Historian Gordon Prange called the U.S. victory at this battle a "miracle" because the U.S. destroyed four Japanese carriers in a matter of minutes.
What is the Battle of Midway?
When German negotiators asked this General to surrender the 101st Airborne during the Battle of the Bulge, he replied with one word: "Nuts!"
Who is General Anthony McAuliffe?
Executive Order 9066 relocated 110,000 people of this descent to camps in the American interior due to fears of espionage and invasion.
What are Japanese Americans?
This most decorated soldier of World War II, who later became an actor, received the Medal of Honor and 27 other medals.
Who is Audie Murphy?
At this February 1945 conference, FDR accepted Stalin's empty promise of "free and unfettered elections" in Poland.
What is the Yalta Conference?
The Japanese defense of this island involved a honeycomb of caves and tunnels, resulting in 7,000 American deaths and the famous flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
What is Iwo Jima?
Though often criticized, this Allied air campaign forced Germany to siphon aircraft away from the Eastern Front and reduced their aviation gas reserves by 90 percent.
What is the Strategic Bombing campaign?
The text notes that this specific American industry stopped all civilian production to convert factories to manufacturing tanks and armored personnel carriers.
What is the auto (or car and truck) industry?
This flamboyant General commanded the U.S. Third Army and relieved the trapped 101st Airborne at the Battle of the Bulge, but was earlier disciplined for slapping soldiers.
Who is General George S. Patton?
According to the text, FDR's consistent refusal to divert military resources to bomb death camps or change immigration laws was due to his single-minded focus on this goal.
What is winning the war as quickly as possible?
This ancient Japanese warrior code, which demanded death over the "loss of face," sealed Japan's doom by preventing surrender and encouraging suicide tactics.
What is Bushido?
This German Field Marshal, known as the "Desert Fox," predicted that the invasion of Normandy would be "the longest day."
Who is Erwin Rommel?
This specific type of shallow-draft boat, designed by a Nebraska native, was credited by Eisenhower as being "the man who won the war" for its ability to land troops on beaches.
What is the Higgins boat?
This Japanese Admiral, who had lived in America and understood its industrial power, originally opposed war with the U.S. but planned the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Who is Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto?
This secret American program, directed by General Leslie Groves, developed the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?