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WW2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Blitzkrieg? | German "lightning war" tactic using fast, powerful attacks |
| Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII? | Adolf Hitler |
| Who led Italy during WWII? | Benito Mussolini |
| Who led the Soviet Union during WWII? | Joseph Stalin |
| Who led Japan during WWII? | Hideki Tojo |
| What was the Treaty of Versailles? | Peace treaty after WWI that punished Germany |
| Why were Germans angry after WWI? | The Treaty of Versailles blamed them and caused economic hardship |
| What was appeasement? | Giving in to aggressive demands to avoid war |
| What did the Munich Conference do? | Allowed Hitler to keep land to avoid war |
| When did WWII begin? | September 1, 1939 |
| What event caused Britain and France to declare war? | Invasion of Poland |
| What was the U.S. position at the start of WWII? | Neutral |
| What were the Neutrality Acts? | U.S. laws to stay out of European conflicts |
| What was the Cash and Carry policy? | Allowed Allies to buy U.S. goods if they paid cash and transported them |
| What was the Lend-Lease Act? | U.S. gave war materials to Allies without joining war |
| What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII? | Attack on Pearl Harbor |
| When was the attack on Pearl Harbor? | December 7, 1941 |
| What is totalitarianism? | Government control over every part of life |
| What was Executive Order 9066? | Law that led to Japanese internment camps |
| What was Japanese Internment? | Forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII |
| Who was Fred Korematsu? | Challenged internment in Supreme Court |
| What was the result of Korematsu v. U.S.? | Supreme Court ruled internment was constitutional |
| What was the Manhattan Project? | Secret U.S. project to build atomic bombs |
| What was the first atomic bomb test called? | Trinity Test (July 1945) |
| Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb? | Harry Truman |
| What was “Little Boy”? | Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
| What was “Fat Man”? | Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki |
| What was the goal of island hopping? | To reach Japan by capturing strategic islands |
| What was D-Day? | Allied invasion of Normandy, France (June 6, 1944) |
| What was the significance of D-Day? | Turning point on the Western Front |
| What was the Battle of Midway? | Turning point in the Pacific War |
| What were kamikaze pilots? | Japanese suicide pilots who crashed into U.S. ships |
| What was the Battle of Iwo Jima? | Fierce battle where U.S. took a key island |
| What was the Battle of Okinawa? | Last and one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific |
| What was the Battle of the Bulge? | Last major German offensive in Europe |
| What was V-E Day? | Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945) |
| What was V-J Day? | Victory over Japan Day (September 2, 1945) |
| What was the Yalta Conference? | Big 3 met to discuss postwar plans for Europe |
| Who were the Big 3 at Yalta? | Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin |
| What were key decisions at Yalta? | Divide Germany, USSR to help fight Japan, free elections in Eastern Europe |
| What was the Potsdam Conference? | Meeting to finalize postwar plans with Truman, Stalin, Attlee |
| What happened to Berlin after WWII? | It was divided among the Allied powers |
| What were the Nuremberg Trials? | Trials for Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity |
| What is the significance of the Nuremberg Trials? | Showed leaders can be held accountable during wartime |
| What role did women play in WWII? | Worked in factories, farms, and military support roles |
| What were war bonds? | Sold by the U.S. to help pay for the war |
| What was rationing? | Limiting use of food and materials for soldiers |
| What were people asked to donate? | Metal, rubber, grease, silk, nylon |
| How did industry change during WWII? | Factories shifted to make tanks, guns, and planes |
| What was the Arsenal of Democracy? | Term FDR used for the U.S. supplying the Allies |
| What was the impact of WWII on the Great Depression? | It helped end the Depression by creating jobs |
| What was a major fear on the homefront? | Spying and sabotage |
| Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs? | To end the war quickly and save lives |
| How many people died from the Hiroshima bomb? | Between 90,000–165,000 |
| How many people died from the Nagasaki bomb? | Between 60,000–80,000 |
| What was the role of propaganda in WWII? | Used to inspire patriotism and encourage war effort |
| What was the Holocaust? | Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews and others |
| What was the significance of WWII overall? | It reshaped global politics and led to the Cold War |
| What two global superpowers emerged after WWII? | United States and Soviet Union |
| How did the U.S. change after WWII? | Became a global military and economic leader |
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