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World War II
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1. Why were Japanese
Americans Held in
internment camps during
WWII?
• Americans thought
that they would be a
threat to US security.
2. What was the
Manhattan Project?
• The project where the
atomic bomb was
created by America.
3. Why did the German
forces seem unstoppable
in WWII?
• They used threats and
intimidation.
• They had a large
military with large
arsenal of tanks.
• German soldiers
believed in Hitler and
would fight to the
death for him.
4. What does “arsenal of
democracy” mean?
• The United States
received this
nickname due to their
supplying European
Nations weapons
(arsenal) in support
of furthering
Democracy.
5. Who was the Dictator
of Italy during WWII?
• Benito Mussolini
6. What was women’s
role during WWII?
• Women worked jobs
that needed to be
filled due to men
being off at war.
7. Where did the invasion
of Europe take place?
• Battle of Normandy
8. Where did nuclear tests
on atomic bombs take
place?
• New Mexico
9. What did the trials in
Nuremberg and Tokyo
establish?
• Actions taken by
individuals during the
war would have
consequences. People
would be held
accountable.
10. What happened on
December 7, 1941?
• Pearl Harbor was
attacked by Japan.
11. What was island
hopping?
• The US strategy
implemented to
defeat the Japanese.
12. What does
isolationism mean?
• The US policy on
staying out of foreign
affairs of other
countries.
13. What is a two front
war?
• When a country is
fighting a war in two
locations.
• During WWII the US
was fighting in
Europe (starting in
Normandy) and
against the Japanese.
14. Why was the rationing
of consumer goods during
WWII important?
• So that the US could
produce more war
materials.
15. Where in Europe did
most of the military
dictatorships take place?
• Italy and Germany
16. What was the case of
Korematsu vs. United
States?
• That removing
Japanese in America
was necessary due to
the National
Emergency.
17. What was the
significance of the Battle
of Midway?
• Japan lost and this
ended their
supremacy in the
Pacific.
18. What were the
Holocaust and the
Nuremberg War Crime
Trials?
• The Holocaust was
Hitler's attempt to
exterminate the Jews.
• The War Crimes Trial
was an attempt to
hold those
accountable who
were responsible for
the Holocaust.
19. What did military
production during the war
create?
• JOBS!!
• Especially for
women!
20. Why did the US suffer
minimal physical damage
in both WWI and WWII?
• Where the US was
located (not in
Europe) kept us safe.
21. What were the
Neutrality Acts of 1935 –
1937 designed to do?
• Attempted to keep
the US out of WWII.
22. What did people
believe nuclear weapons
would lead to?
• To the destruction of
the world!
23. What was the primary
goal of the Yalta
Conference in 1945?
• Leaders wanted to
discuss the fate of
Germany post war.
24. What affected German
forces traveling across the
Soviet Union during WWII?
• Russia’s climate led
to extremely harsh
winters.
25. How did the US
change the foreign policy
from 1939 to 1941?
• We would no longer
stay neutral – we
would go and support
our Allies.
26. Why were nuclear test
sites chosen in states such
as New Mexico, Arizona,
etc.?
• There were not as
many people in these
states.
27. What was V-E Day?
• Victory in Europe
Day
28. Where was the first
atomic bomb dropped in
Japan?
• Hiroshima
29. Where was the second
atomic bomb dropped in
Japan?
• Nagasaki
30. Why do you think
Hitler committed suicide?
• To stay in control – even in
his own death?
• To avoid harsh punishment?