WWII REVIEW

The Atlantic charter was American and British goals for the world war after the end of World War II

Invading Iow Jima proved difficult to American troops because of the island’s …

The Allies placed dummies in Pas-de-Calais before D-Day to confuse the Germans of their attack.

The Nazis’ “final solution” referred to their plans to …

Commander of the US Navy in the Pacific:

The Lend-lease act is where America said they were going to be neutral, but let people pay to borrow weapons

The last, desperate German offensive of the war became known as …

internationalism is the idea that training weapons to everyone creates peace

A key to the American success at the Battle of Midway was …

During WWII, the army enlisted women for the first time, although they were banned from …

May 1943, German troops in North Africa succeeded in pushing American & British forces out of Tunisia.

American general who said “I shall return” upon evacuating the Philippines:

Nearly 1/3 of all American military equipment made during World War II was manufactured by the …

Growth of South California & cities in the Deep South created a new industrial region was know as what?

strategic materials were natural materials needed for weaponry

On D-Day, the American landing at Omaha Beach went very well, unlike landing in Gold Beach.

Led the American team of engineers and scientists building the atomic bomb:

To stockpile supplies & prepare troops for the Japan invasion, US military invaded which island first?

Area of France where the Allied invasion force landed:

Stated that the relocations of Japanese Americans living mostly in the West Coast was constitutional:

The date chosen for Operation Overlord:

Zoot suits were clothing with cut fabric for conserving fabric for the war example: suit without a vest

Pre. Roosevelt agreed with P.R. Churchill to attack the periphery of Germany: Algeria & Morocco in 1942.

Highest ranking African American officer in the US military:

Many of the Jewish refugees abroad the SS St. Louis …

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad important?

Capturing Stalingrad was the key to Hitler’s strategy to …

Kristallnacht was where Hitler declare tonight to gather all Jews and shoot them in a line

American general in overall command of the Allied invasion of France:

In November, 1942, the American invasion of North Africa began under the command of which general?

A turning point in the war that stopped the Japanese from advancing in the Pacific:

To defeat Japan America had to advance through the Solomon Islands, capture the north coast of New Guinea, & retake …

First allowed women in the military during WWII:

Periphery is edges or sides

Extermination camp where 1.6 million people died:

The secret American program to build the atomic bomb was called …

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

First, American bombs fell on Japan when aircraft carriers’ usual short rain bombers were replaced with…

The campaign African Americans supported to fight racism at home & in Europe:

Symbol of the campaign to hire women during WWII:

In 1942, new technology helped the Allies win in the Atlantic, like depth charges, radar, & …

Although Jews were most common, homosexuals, disabled, Gypsies, & ____ were also held in labor camps.

Following the unification of Austria & Germany, around 3000 Austrian Jews …

American general who helped turn German lines back during the Battle of the Bulge:

General Curtis LeMay attempted to destroy Japan’s war production by …

At the Tehran Conference, Pre. Roosevelt, P.R. Churchill, & Soviet Union leader, Joseph Stalin, agreed …

American troops on the ___ Peninsula surrendered in April 1942, & the Philippines fell to the Japanese.

Iow Jima was an important objective for the American military because …

What event in 1938 marked a significant escalation of the Nazi policies of persecution against Jews?

During World War II, women were recruited into the US military to …

Japan’s goal in attacking midway island was to …

total war is where everyone didn’t play a part in the war

In the Battle of Coral Sea, US navy kept the Japanese from landing where to keep their supply lines open?

Mass-produced basic cargo transport used during the war:

interment camps is where American Japanese were forced to stay during World War II

When firebombing, the bombs were filled with what material that was very controversial because it killed civilians?

Took citizenship away from Jewish Germans & banned marriage between Jews & other Germans:

Mobilizing the American economy for World War II created almost 19 million new jobs & …

Revoked landing certificates for those abroad the SS St. Louis:

The ____ Raid was what convinced Japanese leaders to change their strategies & and attack Midway (firebombing Japan).

The program composed of engineers & scientists led by General Leslie R. Groves to build the atomic bomb:

The invasion of France had to begin at night to hide ships crossing the English Channel.

General ____ led troops that broke through the German line at the Battle of the Bulge.

Agreements the government made to produce military equipment, instead of asking companies for bids:

P.R. Churchill & Pre. Roosevelt wanted to attack the edges of Germany because they believed that …

In June 1942, the Battle of ___ was a turning point because it stopped Japanese advance in the Pacific.

American general in command of forces landing at Omaha Beach:

On August 9th, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb codenamed “Fat Man” on the city of _____.

German government’s secret police under the Nazis:

The automobile industry was uniquely suited to the mass production of …

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to …

The Germans’ goal in the Battle of the Bulge was to cut off Allied supplies coming through the port of …

Why were the Japanese unable to decipher the messages of the Navajo code talkers?

victory suits were clothes with a lot of fabric to go against conserving fabric for the war example: baggy jackets

Hebrew word for “catastrophe,” used specifically to refer to the Holocaust: