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Grade 8 social studi
chapter 11 - World War II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an internment camp? | detention centers where Japanese Americans were held during WW II |
| What did many people do because of rationing? | plant victory gardents |
| What is a civil defense? | protective measures taken in case of attack |
| What act banned the sale of weapons to nations at war? | Neutrality Acts |
| Who did Hitler sign a nanaggression pact with? | Soviet Union |
| What 3 countries made up the Axis Powers? | Germany, Japan, Italy |
| What 3 countries made up the Allied Powers? | United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain |
| On what two cities in Japan were the atomic bombs dropped? Where was it dropped first? | Hiroshima & Nagasaki Hiroshima |
| What event ended American neutrality? | The attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor |
| How did a group of Navajo soldiers use a code based on their native language? | to send military messages about battle plans |
| What banned the selling of weapons and making of loans to nations at war? | the Neutrality Acts |
| Where did Hitler attack after his failure in Great Britain? | Soviet Union |
| What was the Soviet-German Nonaggression Pact? | it freed Hitler to use force against Poland without fear of Soviet aggression |
| What happened on June 6, 1944? | Dwight D. Eisenhower and his Allied troops invaded the Normandy coast.... it is called D-Day |
| After the Battle of Midway, what strategy did the U.S. adopt? | island hopping |
| What are concentration camps? | large prison camps used to hold people for political reasons |
| Who served in the WAC and the WAVES? | women |
| Where were Nazi criminals held? | Nuremberg, Germany |
| What did the Allies declare on May 8, 1944 after Germany signed an unconditional surrender? | V-E Day |
| Who did Hitler and the Nazis believe were superior to all others? | Germans |
| What did the Revenue Act of 1942 require most Americans to pay? | Income Tax |
| What program encouraged emigration from Mexico to fill labor shortages in the U.S.? | Bracero Program |
| What is V-E day? | Victory in Europe declared after Germany signed an unconditional surrender |
| What did the Revenue Act of 1942 require most Americans to pay? | income tax |
| Under what act did the U.S. begin raising and Army? | Selective Service Act |
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