WORLD WAR II part 2

Question 1

VICTORY JAPAN MAY 8TH, 1945

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World War II was finally over!, Japan surrendered

Question 2

TUSGKEGEE AIRMEN

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The first African American Air Force pilots, The pilots trained at an army base in Tuskegee, Alabama, 1 million African Americans served in the military of WWII

Question 3

ATOMIC BOMB THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

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In 1942 the government started the Manhattan Project, Thousands of scientist worked at a top secret lab in NM, A bombs create massive explosive energy by splitting atoms, Manhattan Project. This was the code name

Question 4

DO YOUR PART!

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This is called rationing, Everyone got a number of rationing stamps for meat and dairy, millions of soldiers to feed, the country had food shortages, the government decided to limit the amount of food perperson

Question 5

AXIS POWERS GAINING GROUND 1942

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Germany advanced into the Soviet Union., Japan captured Philippines and other islands in Pac Ocean

Question 6

Hate for Jews 2

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There was little food, water, or medicine available, Nazi’s forced all of the Jewish people into one area of town, This area was called a ghetto and was fenced and guarded.

Question 7

NAGASAKI, JAPAN

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Japan surrendered, 3 days later, a second A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, The bomb killed nearly 60,000 people

Question 8

WOULD YOU DROP IT?

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Truman had to decide whether or not to use them against Jap, Truman wanted to save lives of US soldiers, Using them would force Japan to surrender, Scientist told Truman they had two A-bombs ready for use

Question 9

ISLAND HOPING

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General McArthur fight his way to Japan “island hopping”, The victory in Europe, the US was still battling Japan army

Question 10

D-DAY JUNE 6TH 1944

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Night June 5, 1944 Allied soldiers sailed from GB to France, The Allies knew they have to invade German controlled France

Question 11

WHAT WAS THE HOLOCAUST

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The Holocaust, a word meaning “widespread destruction.”, Nazi’s murdered about 6 million Jews during World War II

Question 12

hate for Jews 3

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Jews died of hunger or disease., People sent to concentration camps had no chance of living, Jews were put on trains to concentration camps

Question 13

BATTLE OF MIDWAY 1942

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American “dive bombers” destroyed Japanese aircraft carriers, Japan chose to attack Midway Island.

Question 14

Hate for Jews

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Jews Unwelcome” were hung in stores windows, Jewish-owned stores were boycotted by non-Jewish Germans, The Nazi’s passed new laws to limit the rights of Jews, Not allowed in public places: as movie theatres and stadiums

Question 15

THE DRAFT 1942

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The armed forces did not have enough men to fight, You have been selected for training and service in the Army, When the US entered WWII, it was not prepared for the war

Question 16

ANNE FRANK

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Anne Frank was living in the Netherlands when WWII, 1942 German soldiers started arresting Jews in Netherlands, Sending them to concentration camps.

Question 17

PERSECUTION

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Hitler’s Nazi party had a hatred for Jewish people, Hitler thought they were weak and inferior

Question 18

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GETS GOING

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The United States was now one of the Allies, At Roosevelt’s request congress voted to declare war

Question 19

WE CAN DO IT!

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Factories needed more workers, Rosie the Riveter we can do it!, Women go in to work to make weapons and other war products, Millions of men had left their jobs to serve in the military

Question 20

BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944

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Both sides suffered heavy losses, The Battle of the Bulge was Germany’s final attack, General Patton helped lead the Allies to victory

Question 21

CHANGE IN LEADERS

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Truman soon faced the biggest decision of his life…, April 12, 1945, President Roosevelt suddenly died, Vice President Harry Truman took the oath of office

Question 22

TECHNOLOGY AND WAR

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Albert Einstein was one of the most famous scientist, Einstein was a Jew who had escaped from Germany, Einstein said to build posssible “extremely powerful bombs.”

Question 23

IWO JIMA, JAPAN

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In February 1945 the US Marines invaded Iwo Jima, Military feared 1 million American lives couldied invating J, After Iwo Jima, US forces attacked the Japan island Okinawa

Question 24

RESCUED BY THE ALLIES

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It is unbelievable how any human can treat others like that”, Allied forces found the concentration camps in Europe 1945, They were dirty, starved skeletons with tattered clothes…

Question 25

ANNE AND HER FAMILY HIDE

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Anne was 13 years old when theymoved into the hiding place, she had to share this small space with 7 other people, They had built a secret hiding place

Question 26

CLOSING IN

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The Soviet Union was invading Germany from the east, Allied troops were invading Germany from the west

Question 27

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN

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The bomb completely destroyed the city, August 2, 1945 an US bomber dropped an A-bomb on Hiroshima, killed more than 80,000 people in just a few seconds, Japan still did not surrender

Question 28

NORMANDE INVASION

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Allied soldiers fought their way onto the beach, Soldiers jumped from the boats and began wading up the land, The Allies had captured the beaches of Normandy, The invasion cost many lives, but it was a success

Question 29

ANNE FRANK’S DAIRY

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She died in a concentration camp in Germany, German police found Anne’s hiding place in 1944, Anne Frank’s diary was found in the family’s hiding place

Question 30

VE DAY

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On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered, Victory Europe, Soviet troops neared Berlin, Hitler killed himself

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