US 2 - Ch 25 - The United States in WWII

During the war, women in the WAACs served as

The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war

On May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), Americans celebrated the liberation of the death camps

The Selective Service System provided free education and loan guarantees to veterans

V-J Day (August 14, 1945) was the day when

The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was

The problem of ___ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration

With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ___ for African Americans

Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to what during the war?

Roosevelt's decision to move people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to

Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ___

The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked what?

African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called WACs

Office of Price Administration made sure that war industries received needed resources

George Patton led the US Third Army to free Paris from German occupation

Who made the vow "I shall return" when forced to abandon the Philippines?

Which General led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation?

The Allied invasion of _____ was given the code name D-Day.

An example of racial tensions during the war years is

In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to

Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to

The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for

At the Yalta Conference, FDR, Churchill, & Stalin met to begin planning for the postwar world

The Supreme Commander of US forces in Europe was

In the Battle of Stalingrad, which of the following di not contribute to Soviet victory

Who organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941 to protest discrimination?

Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima

The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by Harry Truman