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This term described U.S. gardens grown at home to supplement food during wartime rationing.
What are Victory Gardens
This type of weapon dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war in the Pacific.
What is the Atomic Bomb
This surprise attack by Japan brought the U.S. into WWII.
What is pearl harbor
He was the President of the United States for most of World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
This dictator led Germany and played a central role in starting WWII.
Who is Adolf Hitler
To help fund the war effort, Americans were encouraged to buy these government-issued financial instruments.
What are war bonds.
This powerful military vehicle was heavily used in ground combat.
What is a tank
Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in this massive operation on June 6.
What is D-day
This British Prime Minister inspired his nation during the darkest days of the war with powerful speeches.
Who is Winston Churchill
This peace treaty that ended World War I placed heavy blame and reparations on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles
This iconic symbol encouraged American women to join the workforce during WWII.
What is Rosie the Riveter.
This early warning system helped Britain detect incoming German aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
What is a radar
This brutal battle in the Soviet Union marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front against Germany.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II,
Who is Joseph Stalin
This term describes giving in to aggressive demands to avoid conflict, used by Britain and France before the war.
What is appeasement
This U.S. government agency controlled prices and rationed goods like gasoline and sugar during the war.
What is the Office of Price Administartion?
This machine, used by the Germans to encode messages, was eventually cracked by Allied codebreakers.
What is the enigma machine
This naval battle was a key victory for the US in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway
This Italian dictator and ally of Hitler was overthrown in 1943.
Who is Benito Mussolini
Before invading Poland, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with this country.
What is the Soviet Union
This executive order led to the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans from the West Coast.
What is Executive Order 9066.
This secret Allied project developed the first nuclear weapons during WWII.
What is the Manhattan Project
This was Germany’s last major offensive on the Western Front
What is the Battle of Bulge
he Emperor of Japan during WWII who announced Japan’s surrender
Who is Emperor Hirohito
This 1937 event marked the full-scale invasion of China by Japan, highlighting imperial aggression in Asia.
What is the second Sino-Japanese war