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World War II
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1. atomic bomb: Type of bomb built
8. Battle of Stalingrad: unsuccessful
during WWII that was the most powerful
German attack on the city of
yet.
Stalingrad during World War II, from
1942 to 1943 that was the farthest
2. Battle of the Bulge: WWII battle in
extent of German advance into the
December 1944 between Germany and
Soviet Union.
Allied troops that was the last German
9. Lend-Lease: Policy that allowed
offensive in the West. General George
Britain to borrow military supplies
S. Patton led the Allies to victory.
from the United States during World
War II.
3. fascism: form of government in
which individual freedoms are
denied and the government has
complete power.
4. dictator: leader with complete
control of a country’s government
5. Manhattan Project: code name
given to the effort to build an atomic
bomb in the United States.
6. World War II: War fought from 1939
to 1945 between the Allies and the
Axis, involving most of the countries
in the world. The United States
joined the Allies in 1941, helping
them to victory.
7. Battle of Midway: World War II naval
battle between the United States an
Japan in 1942 that weakened the
Japanese threat in the Pacific
15. concentration camp: prison in
which the Nazis enslaved and murdered
Jews and other people during World
War II.
10. Holocaust: murder of about 12
million people, including 6 million
Jews, by Nazis during World War II.
11. rationing: government limiting of the
amount of food each person in the
United States could buy during World
War II
12.Tuskegee Airmen: first African
American fighter pilots.
13. D-Day: Normandy invasion
14. V-E Day: The day of the Allied
Victory in Europe
16. V-J Day: Japan surrenders on
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Allies
1.
2.
3.
4.
Axis
United States
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
People
17. Franklin D. Roosevelt: President
during World War II and he died before
the war ended.
18. Adolf Hitler: German, Nazi dictator
during WWII.
20. Douglas McArthur: General who
commanded U.S forces in South Pacific
during WWII.
21. Harry Truman: Became president
when FDR died at the end of WWII.
19. Joseph Stalin: Dictator in Soviet
22. Dwight Eisenhower: Commander of
Union during WWII-he was a communist. Allied forces during World War II and
later becomes President of the U.S.
23. Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?
They declared war on Germany because they invaded Poland.
24. What event caused the United States to enter World War II? The bombing
of Pearl Harbor? December 7, 1941.
25. What effect did WWII have on the U.S. economy?
It helped bring us out of the Great Depression and created many new jobs
for Americans.
26. Where did the first African American fighter pilots begin training?
They were trained at the Tuskeegee Institute in Tuskeegee, Alabama
27. What did Executive Order #9066 state?
It stated that all Japanese Americans that were seen as a threat would be
moved into internment camps.
28. What was the Manhattan Project?
The code name given to the project in which the atomic bomb was built.
29. After which battle did Japan’s navy become too weak to continue capturing
islands in the Pacific? The Battle of Midway.
30. After which battle was Germany forced to retreat from the Soviet Union?
Battle of Stalingrad.
31. Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place?
Normandy, France.
32. How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of World War II?
It helped the U.S. have victory of Japan.
33. Why were Japanese-Americans put in internment camps in WWII?
Because our government did not trust them after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and
they were seen as a possible threat.
34. Why could very few people in the world break the Navajo code?
Because the Navajo language was known by very few people and was not a
written language.
35. Why did the Great Depression end when the United States entered WWII?
It ended then because factories were creating machines and products for war,
which provided jobs for many Americans and improved the economy.
36. Why did the United States ration goods during WWII? Name two goods that
were rationed.
Goods were rationed because we wanted to make sure our soldiers could have
goods…two things that were rationed are: Bread and Cheese.
37. Why did the United States drop the atomic bomb on Japan instead of invading
by land?
Japan is an island and easier to attack from the sea or from the sky.