World War II Exam- U.S. History

Nazi extermination camp -estimated 1.6 mil people died

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Dictator who rose to power in Germany in the 1930's

How did Navajo soldiers help the Allies regain islands in the Pacific during the war?

FDR believed U.S. should try to preserve peace around the world, while many Americans supported ______

Which event caused the changes seen on this graph between 1944-45?

Japan's goal in attacking Midway Island -

D-day can be explain as the Allied

Executive Order 9066 allowed the War Dept to declare-

Dec 7 1941 is a "date that will live in _____"

Which is a consequence of WWII?

Mobilizing American economy in WWII created almost 19 mil new jobs and

FDR's purpose in developing the hemispheric defense zone?

How did the U.S. govt promote the war effort in America?

At Tehran Conference, FDR, Churchill and Stalin agreed-

Communist dictator who led the Soviet Union during WWII

Attack on a U.S. naval base that brought the U.S. into WWII

The Nye Committe (1934) report created the impression U.S. entry into WWI was influenced by

Iwo Jima was important to the American military because

Secret American program to build an atomic weapon

At Munich Conference in 1938, Britain and France

Trade between nations creates prosperity, helps prevent war

Major causes of the rise of dictatorships after WWI -

During WWII, women recruited into the U.S. military to

Lend Lease act allowed FDR to supply weapons to Great Britain without

The last major German offensive was

Why was the U.S. considered a stronger superpower than the Soviet Union after WWII?

-carefully planned night of violence against Jews in Germany and Austria

General Leslie Groves organized a team of engineers/scientists to build atomic bomb, called the

Allies agreed to attack the edges of the German empire as

Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, Costa Rica and the U.S. all

1st country to receive Lend Lease aid from the U.S. in 1941?

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad important?

1/3 of all American military equipment made during WWII manufactured by the

Fascist dictator of Italy in the 1930/40's

British leader promised "peace for our time", failed appeasement policy with Hitler

Double victory over Hitler's racism and racism in the U.S.

Stopped all sales of fuel and scrap iron from the U.S. to Japan

During WWII, how were internment camps used?

One of the purposes of the Nuremberg Trials?