US in WWII
The United States used ___________ as a method to keep information from the war a secret from American citizens.
Censorship
This battle, also called D-Day, began the process of ending German occupation of France
Normandy
Name an Axis Power
Germany, Italy, Japan, Soviet Union (before)
Name an Allied Power
US, Britain, France, Soviet Union (after)
American manufacturing facilities changed their operations from peacetime to ___________ to help produce materials used for the war effort.
Wartime
This victory against the Japanese was the turning point in the Pacific and allowed the US to press forward with island hopping.
Midway
What justification was used for the United States’ utilization of the atomic bomb against Japan?
It would force their surrender and reduce the American loss of life from an invasion
The Holocaust affected which of the following groups?
Jews, Poles, Homosexuals, Slavs, Gypsies, Mentally Ill, Physically Handicapped
Which president decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan to force their surrender?
Truman
What did the British call the German campaign of dropping bombs at night to destroy supplies and infrastructure?
The Blitz
What is the Geneva Convention?
treaties that establish international standards for treatment of humans in war
In the Nuremberg Trials, Nazis were convicted of Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and ________________.
Crimes Against Humanity
Why was the United States hesitant to enter World War II and what event convinced the American public that we should join?
Isolationist/Pearl Harbor
What was the name of the Allied victory in the Soviet Union that stopped the Nazis from accessing oil reserves?
Stalingrad
Which Native American tribe served with distinction as code talkers for the Marine Corps?
Navajo
What two things did the government use control information and shape public opinion of the war?
Propaganda and Censorship
What was the Japanese Internment in the United States during World War II?
the policy of the US government that people of Japanese descent would be incarcerated in camps
What were the last two heavily defended Japanese islands conquered by the United States in 1945?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The “second generation” Japanese American soldiers were allowed to serve in segregated units called what?
Nisei
What campaign supported by African Americans called for defeating fascism abroad and racism at home?
Double Victory