Key Figures
Prime Minister of UK - not a fan of appeasement
Winston Churchill
Dec. 7, 1941 - Japan attacks the US at _____ _____
Pearl Harbor
Germany was a part of the ______ powers.
Axis
To help win WWII, the US federal government found it necessary to impose _________ and price controls.
rationing
The D-Day invasion in June 1944 was important to the outcome of the war because it __________.
A. forced Italy to surrender
B. avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets
C. opened a new Allied front in Europe
D. stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe
C. opened a new Allied front in Europe
4-term president of the US
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
September 1, 1939: ______ invades Poland
Germany
Why is WWI considered a cause of WWII for Germany?
Treaty of Versailles was viewed as unfair on Germany
Reparations to France and Britain were unfair
Germany was blamed for all of WWI
During WWII, Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps primarily because they _____________.
were thought to be threats to national security
The Munich Conference was significant for Britain and France because it gave in to _________'s demands for the Sudetenland.
Hitler
Leader of Soviet Union during WWII
Joseph Stalin
September 3, 1939: ______ and _______ declare war on Germany
France and Britain/UK/England
What caused Germany and Italy to declare war on the US on December 11, 1941?
US declaring war on Japan after Pearl Harbor
Women played a role in the home front in the US by ___________________.
A. demonstrating against involvement in the war
B. becoming candidates for public office
C. taking jobs in defense industries
D. campaigning for women's suffrage
C. taking jobs in defense industries
This battle in the Pacific was seen as a turning point in the war.
Midway
Stalingrad
El Alamein
Normandy
Midway
Leader of Italy during WWII
Benito Mussolini
June 6, 1944: The Invasion of Normandy is also referred to as "_________"
D-Day
__________ was the foreign policy utilized by the Allies before WWII to try to contain Germany's expansionism without leading to war.
Appeasement
What was the purpose of the Pacific strategy of island hopping?
to be close enough to Japan to launch aerial attacks and support the next advance
May 8, 1945: Victory in _________ Day
Europe
Prime Minister of UK at the beginning of WWII - big fan of appeasement
Neville Chamberlain
August 6 & 9, 1945: Bombing of __________ and ___________
Hiroshima; Nagasaki
The German invasion of this country is widely considered the official start of WWII.
Poland
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to ___________________.
A. destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts
B. demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy
C. gain control of the Hawaiian Islands
D. make certain that the United States would stay neutral
A. destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts
August 15, 1945: Victory in _________ Day
Japan