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US WWII Key Facts
Identify Key Figures and Events of WW II.
| Information | Term |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of England during the Policy of Appeasement towards Germany | Neville Chamberlain |
| The year WW II officially begins. | 1939 |
| The American President during most of WW II, elected 4 times. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR. |
| Date of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. | Dec. 7, 1941 |
| Battle of Guadalcanal, Americans drive Japanese from island | 1942 |
| First major Japanese defeat in the Pacific | 1942, Midway |
| Commander and Chief of Far East US Forces. Appointed so in 1942. | Gen. Douglas MacArthur |
| Chief Scientist of the Manhattan Project. | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. | Enola Gay |
| D-Day Code name | Operation Overlord |
| Commander of Germany's North African Tanks. | Gen. Erwin Rommel, "The Desert Fox" |
| Italy surrendered to Allies unconditionally... | September 1943. |
| V-E Day | Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945. |
| Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe | Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ike |
| This event brought the US into WWII. | The attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Meeting between FDR and Churchill outlining how the world should look after WWII. | The Atlantic Charter |
| US strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific. | Island Hopping |
| Germany's offensive against Great Britain early in the war | Battle of Britain |
| Investments made in the US to help pay for the war effort. | War Bonds |
| Restricting amounts of goods allowed to be used by a population, it often occurs during the war. | Rationing |
| US project to build the atomic bombs. | The Manhattan Project |
| June 6, 1944, it was a major offensive to "take back" mainland Europe. | D-Day |
| Locations where the US placed people of Japanese descent in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor | Relocation Camps |
| Jews, Roma, and many other groups were placed in these locations in Europe by the Nazis. | Concentration Camps |
| Decoding project used on intercepted Japanese radio transmissions. | MAGIC |
| Russia, Great Britain, United States, China, and Free French Forces | Allies |
| Germany, Japan, and Italy | Axis Powers |
| Citizens were required to keep lights off at night, or keep indoor lights from projecting outdoors at night. | Blackouts |
| Information used by governments to help sway public opinion to support certain causes. | Propaganda |
| Movie by Charlie Chaplin that made fun of Hitler. | The Great Dictator |
| US citizens were encouraged to have these in their backyards to help save food for the troops in WWII. | Victory Gardens |
| Group that provides entertainment to US Military and their families. | USO, United Service Organization |
| December 7, 1941 | The Day that will live in Infamy |
| Allies planted fake plans about invading Mediterranean Islands for the Germans to find. | Operation Mincemeat |
| The Allied invasion of North Africa | Operation Torch |
| The Allied invasion of Sicily | Operation Husky |
| September, 1939 | The start of World War II |
| Measure of average price change of goods over time by government. | CPI, Consumer Price Index |
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