Pre-War
What country did Japan invade that began its imperialist ambitions in the Pacific?
China (and Manchuria)
Name one form of discrimination minorities faced in the US military during WWII
Segregated Units
Could not be officers
Denied combat roles
etc.
Joseph Stalin
What were Japanese pilots called that went on suicidal missions to crash their planes into enemy targets?
Kamikaze
What was Hitler's systematic "Final Solution" to exterminate Jews in Europe?
Holocaust
What country did Germany invade to start WWII?
Poland
Who were the first African-American pilots in the US military?
Tuskegee Airmen
Who was the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
What two cities did the US bomb to end the war against Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Name one group other than Jews that was targeted by Nazis during WWII:
Mentally Disabled
Gypsies
Homosexuals
Communists
What two countries signed a Nonaggression Pact with each other?
German and Soviet Union
What were the Native Americans that transmitted secret radio messages using their native language called?
What major city did the Russians successfully defend against the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
Stalingrad
What battle stopped Japanese expansion in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
What president issued Executive Order 9066 that interned Japanese-Americans without due process or cause?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the policy in which the US loaned money and supplies to Great Britain to help them fight the Germans?
What group increased its employment rate from 27%-37% during WWII?
Women
What was the German strategy that means "lightning war?"
What was the last major battle in the Pacific against the Japanese?
Battle of Okinawa
What Supreme Court case stated that it was Constitutional to intern Japanese-Americans during WWII?
Korematsu v. United States
What was the policy that conceded countries to Germany in order to avoid conflict?
Appeasement
What is the name for Americans who were born of Japanese descent (and served in the military)?
Nisei
What major battle did the Germans (unsuccessfully) attempt to split the Allied lines as they drew closer to Germany?
Battle of the Bulge
What strategy did the US use in the Pacific to capture select islands to advance closer and closer the Japanese homeland?
Island Hopping
What laws revoked German citizenship to Jews and required them to self-identify with a yellow star of David?
Nuremberg Laws