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chapter 7 cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name two items that were rationed during World War II. | Sugar and gasoline |
| Who became president after Roosevelt died during his fourth term in office? | Harry Truman |
| Describe the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was the secret city where the atom bomb was constucted. |
| What happened on D-Day? | Soldiers from 12 countries stormed the beaches of France's Normany peninsula, taking the Germans by surprise. |
| Which three countries first formed the Allied Powers? | Soviet Union, Great Britain, France |
| Who was elected president of the United States for a third term? | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Why did Americans ration During World War II? | Americans wanted to send enough food and supplies to the troops overseas. |
| Which three countries formed the Axis Powers? | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| What happened on December 7, 1941? | The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. |
| Which world leaders were allies? | Churchill and Roosevelt |
| What was one reason Hitler rose to power? | He promised Germans they would never be poor again. |
| How was Oak Ridge, Tennessee, kept a secret? | It was built in an isolated area where people did not know what they were building. |
| How did Tennessee prepare for war? | Governor Cooper created the Tennessee State Guard. |
| What do the terms "V-E Day" and "V-J Day" mean? | V-E Day was victory of Europe; V-J Day was victory over Japan. |
| Who created concentration camps and why? | Hitler created concentration camps to exterminate the Jews. |
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