Europe
Hitler had Jewish people transported from ghettos to these places.
Concentration camps
Where was the American fleet anchored on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked?
Pearl Harbor
What is island-hopping?
The strategy of capturing some islands and going around others.
The two main powers/alliances that fought during WWII. List the countries involved.
Axis and Allied Powers
Axis- Germany, Japan
Allies- U.S, Britain, France
Who won WWII?
The Allies
What was the "spark" of WWII?
Germany invading Poland
What is an embargo?
A ban on trade with another country.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
The U.S. placed embargoes on oil and metal which left Japan struggling with resources.
Why was Germany in El Alamein?
They wanted access to the Suez Canal for resources (oil) and trade.
How many atomic bombs were dropped before Japan surrendered?
What countries signed non-aggression pacts with Germany?
Poland and U.S.S.R (Soviet Union)
A loan from citizens to the government to help pay for the war.
War bond
The first American attack on Japanese home island. Mission of capturing the airfields, most heavily defended spot on earth. Japanese eventually surrender.
Battle of Iwo Jima
What battle took place because Germany wanted the oil fields in the Soviet Union?
Battle of Stalingrad
What does VE Day stand for?
Victory in Europe, end of the war in Europe
The nation-sponsored persecution and systematic murder of Jewish people during WWII is known as what?
The Holocaust
What was Executive Order 9066?
It allowed the government to move Japanese Americans from their homes in the West Coast to camps, called "relocation centers," which were actually internment camps.
April-June 1945, last major battle of WWII in the Pacific - Allies win!
Battle of Okinawa
What was Operation Overlord?
The code name for the invasion of Normandy (D-Day).
The secret plan during World War II where American scientists built the first atomic bomb.
The Manhattan Project
What is anti-Semitism?
Violent hatred towards Jewish people
The government agency that oversaw factories shifting from producing consumer home goods to producing WAR goods and materials.
War Production Board (WPB)
What is the significance of the Battle of Midway?
This was Germany's final offensive on the west. The Allies are successful at pushing the German line back.
Battle of the Bulge
What cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan