Beginning of WWII
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
Assistance for allied forces to provide weapons
Who was the major Axis power in the Pacific?
Japan
Who were the major Axis powers in Europe?
Germany and Italy
How did WWII Impact women?
entered the workforce
Which president called Dec. 7th 1941 a "Day that will live in infamy" and ordered Japanese Internment?
Roosevelt
What event caused the US to join WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What Native American tribe created a secret military code during WWII?
Navajo
What was the Holocaust?
Genocide of European Jews by the Nazis during WWII
What was Executive Order 9066?
Japanese Internment
Who served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?
Eisenhower
What international policy did the U.S. employ between World War I & World War II?
Isolationism
What battle stopped the Japanese advance in the pacific and turned the tide of the war in favor of the US?
Battle of Midway
What battle opened up an Allied front in Western Europe and turned the tide of the war in favor of the allies?
D-Day (Battle of Normandy)
How did WWII affect the US Economy?
Unemployment went down
Production went up
Ended Great Depression
Who was the only African American Medal of Honor recipient that was alive to receive his award in 1997?
Vernon Baker
In what year did WWII begin in Europe?
1939
What was the forced march by American and Filipino POWs (Prisoners of War) where they were tortured, beaten, and starved by Japanese soldiers?
Bataan Death March
What military strategy was used in the Pacific to only attack island needed to get near enough to Japan to attack it directly?
Island Hopping
Name 3 ways people on the homefront contributed to the war effort.
War bonds
Volunteerism
Victory Gardens
Rationing
Who was the Admiral over US Naval Forces in Pacific?
Nimitz
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
US embargos left Japan desperate for strategic materials for war
What was the name of the group of Americans that fought in China against Japanese before the US joined the war?
Flying Tigers
Who were the first African American pilots is US military?
Tuskegee Airmen
What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v. United States?
Japanese Internment was justified during wartime
Who is credited with developing the Island Hopping strategy?
MacArthur