World War II Game 2

What American general reshaped Japan’s economy & allowed for women’s voting?

In what battle did the Soviets counterattack the Germans, cutting them off from supplies?

Germany’s air attack on Great Britain, and Britain’s defense of their island was known as the

The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for

The deliberate & systematic extermination of a particular racial, national, or religious group

How did the war provide opportunities for women?

Who became president upon President Roosevelt’s death?

Which country was one of the Allied Powers?

A turning point in the war when the Allies drove the Germans out of France

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

How many Americans were drafted through the Selective Service System?

What nation signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler on August 23, 1939?

How many soldiers did the Soviets lose defending Stalingrad?

Victories in what two places were crucial for an invasion of the Japanese islands?

Establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military

The court proceedings held in Nuremberg, in which Nazi leaders were tried for war crimes.

The 1941 declaration, in which the US & Great Britain set forth their goals opposing the Axis

What area of China did Japanese militarists gain control over in 1931?

What African nation did Mussolini target to begin building his new Roman Empire?

Who founded CORE to confront segregation, & staged the first sit-in at a segregated restaurant?

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin began planning for a postwar Europe at the

A name given to May 8, 1945. “Victory in Europe Day”

How did the Soviets and Americans react to finding the death camps?

The commander of Operation Torch and Operation Overlord was

A series of laws enacted in 1935 & 1936 to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war.