Causes of WWII
This treaty punished Germany after World War I and helped lead to World War II.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This event was described as “a date which will live in infamy.”
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
This 1938 event of violent attacks against Jewish people marked the beginning of the Holocaust.
What is Kristallnacht?
This symbol represented women working in factories to support the war effort.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
This alternative to using the atomic bomb involved showing its power on a deserted island.
What is a demonstration of the atomic bomb?
This political ideology emphasizes loyalty to the state and obedience to a strong leader.
What is fascism?
This president asked Congress to declare war after Japan’s attack.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This term means discrimination against Jewish people.
What is anti-Semitism?
Families limited food and supplies through this wartime practice.
What is rationing?
This alternative strategy would have likely caused the greatest Allied casualties.
What is a massive invasion of Japan?
This country Adolf Hitler ruled after becoming Chancellor in 1933.
What is Germany?
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused this result to American forces.
What is severe damage and casualties?
This policy used fear and hatred to influence public opinion against Jewish people.
What is discrimination against Jewish people?
Many African Americans migrated north for these opportunities during WWII.
What are job opportunities created by wartime industry?
This man survived both atomic bombings in Japan.
Who is Tsutomu Yamaguchi?
Germany’s invasion of this country in 1939 officially started World War II.
What is Poland?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt asked Congress to take this action.
→ What is declare war on Japan?
This describes the result of atomic bomb radiation exposure experienced by survivors.
What is radiation sickness?
Japanese Americans were placed in these during World War II.
What are internment camps?
This event led directly to Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.
What are the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan invaded this country mainly because it wanted access to natural resources.
What is China?
This group developed an unbreakable code to help Allied forces communicate.
What is the Navajo Code Talkers?
This argument is commonly used against the U.S. use of the atomic bomb.
What are civilian casualties and long-lasting effects?
These two NFL teams temporarily merged during World War II.
What are the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers?
These were the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What is Little Boy and Fat Man?