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World War II
World War II VUS.11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did World War II begin? | 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland |
| What was the role of the US during the first two years of the war? | The US remained neutral while Germany overran France and air-raided Britain |
| What was the Battle of Britain? | air attack of Great Britain by Germany |
| What country did Hitler attack in mid-1941 | The Soviet Union |
| What is the Lend Lease Act? | The US gave Britain and other countries fighting against Axis Powers military supplies in exchange for military access to bases in the Caribbean |
| Who compared the Lend Lease Act to "Lending a garden hose to a next-door neighbor whose house is on fire?" | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| What two countries did Japan invade during the 1930s? | Manchuria and China because it was after military and economic dominance in Asia |
| How did the US respond to Japan's Asian aggression? | The US refused to recognize Japanese conquests in Asia and imposed an embargo on exports of oil and steel to Japan |
| When and where did the Japanese attack the US? | December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| What did President Franklin Roosevelt say about the attacks on Pearl Harbor? | Called the attack "a date that will live in infamy" |
| Why did Germany declare war on the US? | Hitler honored a pact he made with Japan |
| What were the Allied countries? | Britain, France, USSR and US |
| What was the Allied Strategy? | Defeat Hitler First (Europe) and Island Hopping (Pacific) |
| What is island hopping? | Seizing islands closer and closer to Japan to launch air attacks on Japan |
| What was the Axis Strategy? | Germany hoped to defeat USSR quickly, gain control of Soviet oil fields, force Britain out of the war before America could turn the tide |
| What countries did Japan invade following Pearl Harbor? | Philippines and Indonesia with plans to invade Australia and Hawaii in hopes US would accept Japanese dominance and avoid a bloody, costly war |
| What happened at El Alamein in North Africa? | German forces threatened to seize Egypt and the Suez Canal but were defeated by British and kept from accessing oil |
| What happened at Stalingrad? | After a month of attacks, Germany lost thousands of lives and could not access USSR oil fields |
| What was the D-Day invasion? | June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy France to begin Operation Overlord and free France from Germany occupation |
| Who planned the D-Day invasion? | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Why is the Battle of Midway the turning point in the Pacific? | American naval forces were victorious at ending Japanese threat of Hawaii and began a series of victories in the island hopping campaign |
| Why were the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa important? | Brought American forces closer than ever to Japan despite the loss of thousands of American lives |
| What contributed to the heavy loss of Japanese life in Iwo Jima and Okinawa? | Japanese soldiers committed suicide rather than surrender |
| Why did the President of the US order the use of the atomic bomb on Japan? | to prevent horrendous causalities from a ground invasion of Japan |
| Who was the President who ordered the atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan? | Harry S Truman |
| What two cities were leveled by the atomic bombs? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| How did African Americans serve in the war? | Segregated military units and non-combat roles |
| Who were the Tuskegee Airmen | African American fighter pilot unit in WWII |
| Who were the Nisei Regiment? | Asian American intelligence unit with a high number of decorations |
| Who were Navajo Code Talkers? | Natives who communicated via the Navajo oral, not written language to prevent the Japanese from breaking codes |
| What was the purpose of the Geneva Convention? | to ensure humane treatment of prisoners of war |
| What was the Bataan Death March? | American prisoners of war suffered brutal treatment by Japanese after the surrender of the Philippines |
| What is genocide? | the systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial , political, religious or cultural group |
| What was Hitler's Final Solution? | Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews (Poles, Slavs, Gypsies and others deemed undesirable) |
| What was the significance of the Nuremberg Trials? | Nazi leaders were convicted of war crimes, the trials led to demand for a Jewish homeland |
| How did the government and industry allocate resources during WWII? | rationing of products, war bonds to finance the war |
| How did the US organize military resources? | the draft (selective service) was used to provide personnel for the military |
| How did women contribute to America's efforts during WWII? | Women replaced men in the workforce (Rosie the Riveter) and in non-combat military roles |
| Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps? | The strong anti-Japanese prejudice on the West Coast led to a false belief that they were aiding the enemy |
| How did the media assist Allied efforts during WWII? | US government censored media coverage of the war and boosted morale with patriotic support through propaganda |
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