This act committed by Japan triggered an oil blockage from their supplier (the U.S).
Rape of Nanjing
100
WWII is considered to be a ___________ war
total
100
A big worry in the Atlantic Ocean for the U.S. were______________.
German u-boats/ wolf packs
100
The main man in charge in Europe was Eisenhower, whereas _______________ was the army General in the Pacific
MacArthur
100
Stalin, Churchill, and FDR met here to discuss postwar plans for Germany
Yalta (conference)
200
What allowed for the rise of fascist dictators in the 1930s
Great Depression/ Post WWI inflation
200
The first step to mobilization is what?
draft/enlist troops
200
American troops don't hit the ground until Operation Torch which took place in ______________
North Africa
200
The major point of struggle for American troops took place in the Philippines. When ________________ was ordered to leave, troops soon met their fate and participated in the _____________________
MacArthur; Bataan Death March
200
True or false: There was some effort by the Japanese to begin surrendering before the atomic bomb
TRUE- political leaders
300
Charles Lindbergh supported ____________ on the brink of WWII. Whereas FDR supported ____________.
isolationism; interventionism
300
This project was a direct example of our mobilization of science
Manhattan Project
300
Why is the invasion of Sicily and Italy important for even bigger plans in Europe?
It was a distraction to Axis powers for D Day
300
The _____________________ was successful for the U.S. They captured easy targets and skipped difficult ones.
island hopping strategy
300
Draw the division of Germany as decided @ Yalta
Soviets (northeast)
U.S. (southeast)
France (southwest)
GB (northwest)
400
Two ways in which the U.S. was involved indirectly in WWII before Pearl Harbor was...?
Lend-Lease Act & Cash and Carry Act
400
The U.S. created a policy of ______________ that targeted Japanese Americans. The court case surrounding this issue was ___________________.
internment
Korematsu v US
400
These gentlemen were the first group of African American pilots and played a major role in invasion of Italy
Tuskegee Airmen
400
The major turning point in the Pacific Theater was _____________________ which involved the use of _________________
Battle of Midway; aircraft carriers
400
Why did the U.S. let the Soviets invade Berlin first @ the final stage of war? (2 reasons)
1. less casualties; save them for Pacific
2. we won't get the territory anyway
500
FDR's intervention-like speech had the main message of the need to ____________ the problems in Europe.
quarantine (like a disease)
500
List 3 responsibilities of the individual during WWII on home front
1. rationing
2. buying war bonds
3. working for war industry
4. victory gardens
500
How was Hitler deceived during D Day and by who specifically?
General Patton. Phantom Army @ Calais
500
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were the bloodiest battles during the end of the war due to what major reason?
enemy won't surrender
500
Why was Truman concerned about the Soviets after WWII?
1. emerged as superpower after defeating Germany
2. threat of communism spreading