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Pruitt Ch 8 WWII

Pruitt World War II

TermDescription
Holocaust The murder of six million Jews
Anne Frank Jewish girl whose family hid from the Nazi party
2 ways Americans responded to food shortages 1. rationing 2. vegetable "victory" gardens
Rosie the Riveter a symbol of women who kept American factories running during the war
Tuskegee Airmen African American fighter pilots, trained in Tuskegee, Alabama
Technology during the war gave those who were most successful at developing technology great advantages in the war
Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany? Germany invaded Poland.
Why was the rise of dictators a cause for concern in the 1930's? The rise of dictators was a concern because they threatened the peace of other countries since they wanted to gain territory by conquering other countries.
What event caused the United States to enter WWII? Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered the war.
The Axis Powers include: Germany, Italy, Japan
The Allied Powers included: Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, Canada, United States
How did factories change during WWII? Began producing products for war supplies.
What roles did women play in WWII? nurses, pilots, factory workers, mechanics
Executive Order #9066 U.S. military removed Japanese Americans from the West Coast and placed them in internment camps.
Manhattan Project Code name given to the project to build an atomic bomb
Battle of Midway Battle that prevented the Japanese from continuing to conquer territory in the Pacific and it allowed the U.S. Navy to go on the attack.
Battle of Stalingrad The Soviet Union army started forcing Germans to retreat.
Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place? Normandy, France
Concentration Camps camps that imprisioned and murdered six million Jews
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