WWII Begins
What were the three MAIN countries that were on the AXIS powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What were some things that were rationed during WWII?
Meat, eggs, sugar, butter, canned goods, tires, gas
What was used to spot enemy aircraft?
Radar
What is Fascism?
A movement that gives all power to the government and uses the military to enforce the law.
What was the name of the largest death camp?
Auschwitz in Poland
What were the four MAIN countries that were on the Allied Powers?
What are internment camps?
Guarded camps away from the Pacific Coast where Japanese Americans and immigrants were forced to move to.
What are concentration camps?
Prison set up by Nazis that contained mostly Jews.
Why could the U.S. not return to isolationism after World War II?
They had proven themselves to be an important world leader.
How many Jews were murdered by the Nazis?
6 million
Why did the U.S. get involved in World War II?
Because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
How many million American men were drafted to serve in the armed forces?
10 million
What's V-E Day?
May 8, 1945, the day Germany surrendered, ending WWII in Europe.
What was island hopping?
When Allies came to a heavily guarded island, the U.S. bombers would pound it day after day. Ground troops would pass it by, moving on to an island that was less well defended.
How did the Nazis try to cover up their mass murdering of the Jews?
What was the Lend Lease Act?
Allows the U.S. to sell, lend, and give ships, planes, tanks, and other equipment to allies.
Why were Japanese Americans forced to move to internment camps?
Americans didn't know if the Japanese Americans would defend America if the Japanese attacked the U.S.
What hard to break code was used by the U.S.?
Navajo Code
Why did the U.S. forces drop a bomb on the city of Nagasaki?
Japanese didn't surrender after the first bomb and the U.S. knew that the Japanese believed it was more honorable to die than to surrender.
Why were Jews held in ghettos?
They were held until they could be sent to concentration camps.
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
WWII IN EUROPE:
What's D-Day?
June 6, 1944, the day when Allied forces launched a major invasion of German occupied lands in France.
What was the Normandy invasion?
Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France and invaded.
HOLOCAUST: What was the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?
The month long rebellion where the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto fired on the Nazis.
What did the Soviet Army do when they pushed into Poland?
The set Jews free.