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World War II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What 3 countries joined together to form the Axis Powers? | Germany, Japan, and Italy |
| What event caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan? | The bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. |
| What happened on D-Day? | Allied troops, including the U.S., landed on Normandy beach in France. |
| Why wasn't the war over once Germany and Hitler were defeated? | The Japanese had not surrendered or been defeated yet. |
| What kinds of items were rationed during WWII? | butter, canned goods, cheese, coffee, eggs, fish, milk, sugar, meat, gasoline, shoes |
| What disease did President FDR suffer from that caused him to be paralyzed? | Polio |
| What was Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship to Theodore Roosevelt? | She was his niece. |
| Why did so many women join the workforce in the U.S. during the war? | Women were needed to do the jobs that the men had left when they joined the military. |
| Where did most of the women work while the men were gone? | They worked in factories, |
| What jobs did the women that joined the military have? | Many were nurses, some flew and repaired planes, drove trucks, rigged parachutes and worked in military offices. |
| How many times was Franklin D. Roosevelt elected as president? | 4 times |
| Who was the leader of Germany? | Adolf Hitler |