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USH WWII
World War II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LEADER OF THE NAZI PARTY IN GERMANY WHO BECAME DICTATOR OF THE THIRD REICH;RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLOCAUST | ADOLF HITLER |
| HITLER'S RULE OF GERMANY, MEANING THE "THIRD EMPIRE" | THIRD REICH |
| THIRD REICH'S MASS MURDER OF 6 MILLION JEWS AND OTHER "UNDESIRABLES" IN ORDER TO CREATE A SUPERIOR RACE (ARYANS) | HOLOCAUST |
| FASCIST DICTATOR OF ITALY | BENITO MUSSOLINI |
| COMMUNIST DICTATOR OF THE SOVIET UNION WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF AT LEAST 10 MILLION PEOPLE | JOSEF STALIN |
| CONGRESSIONAL ACT (#1776)THAT AUTHORIZED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO GIVE AID TO THE ALLIES (ESP. GREAT BRITAIN) IN EUROPE; US BECAME "ARSENAL FOR DEMOCRACY" | LEND-LEASE ACT |
| DECEMBER 7, 1941; THIS EVENT CAUSED THE UNITED STATES TO ENTER WWII | BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR |
| ALLIED FORCES IN WWII WHO FOUGHT AGAINST GERMANY, ITALY AND JAPAN (AXIS POWERS) | US, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, RUSSIA |
| UNITED STATES PEACETIME DRAFT THAT PROVIDED MILITARY TRAINING FOR 1.2 MILLION TROOPS PER YEAR | SELECTIVE SERVICE & TRAINING ACT |
| US SOLDIERS OF WWII; STOOD FOR "GOVERNMENT ISSUE" | GI'S |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN FIGHTER SQUADRON THAT NEVER LOST A SINGLE BOMBER | TUSKEGEE AIRMEN |
| US TROOPS THAT WERE VITAL TO THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN; SENT CRITICAL MESSAGES USING CODE BASED ON THEIR UNWRITTEN LANGUAGE | NAVAJO CODE TALKERS |
| TWO POSITIVE EFFECTS OF WWI FOR THE UNITED STATES | ENDED DEPRESSION; RENEWED FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS |
| SYMBOL OF AMERICAN WOMAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR EFFORT; MUSCULAR, DETERMINED WORKER; WAS USED IN AD CAMPAIGNS | ROSIE THE RIVETER |
| GROWTH OF NEW INDUSTRIAL REGION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE DEEP SOUTH | SUNBELT |
| PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ORDER DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES AS WAR ZONES FROM WHICH ANYONE MIGHT BE REMOVED FOR ANY REASON; ALLOWED INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AFTER PEARL HARBOR | EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066 |
| CAMPS ESTABLISHED FOR THE TEMPORARY IMPRISONMENT OF MEMBERS OF A SPECIFIC GROUP (JAPANESE-AMERICANS)DURING WWII | INTERNMENT CAMPS |
| GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT ESTABLISHED ECONOMIC CONTROL OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS NEEDED FOR THE WAR EFFORT; AMERICANS WERE ISSUED COUPON BOOKS TO PURCHASE ITEMS SUCH AS TIRES, BUTTER, COFFEE | RATIONING |
| US CITIZENS PLANTED THESE IN VACANT LOTS AS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE WAR EFFORT AND DEAL WITH RATIONING | VICTORY GARDEN |
| NAME GIVEN TO THE MASSIVE INVASION OF FRANCE BY THE ALLIES IN ORDER TO DRIVE GERMANY OUT OF FRANCE | OPERATION OVERLORD |
| CODE NAME FOR THE DATE OF THE INVASION OF NORMANDY (FRANCE) BY ALLIED FORCES | D DAY |
| 50 MILE STRETCH OF BEACHES (CODE NAMED UTAH, OMAHA, GOLF, JUNO, SWORD) IN FRANCE WHERE D DAY FORCES LANDED | NORMANDY |
| US COMMANDER OF ALL AMERICAN FORCES IN EUROPE; BECOMES US PRESIDENT | DWIGHT EISENHOWER |
| US COMMANDER OF AMERICAN FORCES IN NORTH AFRICA; KNOWN AS "BLOOD & GUTS" | PATTON |
| US GENERAL WHO LED THE FIRST ARMY AT NORMANDY; PLANNED AN EVACUATION OF TROOPS, BUT THEY MOVED FORWARD AGAINST GERMANS...THE INVASION SUCCEEDED | OMAR BRADLEY |
| STRATEGY USED BY AMERICAN TROOPS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WAR; CAPTURING SOME JAPANESE-HELD ISLANDS, IGNORING OTHERS | ISLAND HOPPING |
| MAY 7, 1945: THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY (HITLER COMMITTED SUICIDE ON APRIL 30); STOOD FOR VICTORY IN EUROPE | VE DAY |
| VICE PRESIDENT TO FDR WHO BECAME PRESIDENT AFTER FDR'S DEATH; ORDERED THE BOMBING OF JAPAN | TRUMAN |
| CODE NAME GIVEN TO THE PROJECT TO DEVELOP THE ATOMIC BOMB | MANHATTAN PROJECT |
| SCIENTIST WHO LED THE MANHATTAN PROJECT | OPPENHEIMER |
| REASON FOR TRUMAN'S DECISION TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB | LIMIT THE NUMBER OF AMERICAN CASUALTIES |
| FIRST ISLAND HIT BY ATOMIC BOMB (AUGUST 6, 1945) | HIROSHIMA |
| SECOND ISLAND HIT BY THE ATOMIC BOMB (AUGUST 9, 1945) | NAGASAKI |
| EMPEROR HIROHITO (JAPAN) SURRENDERS; VICTORY IN JAPAN; END OF WWII | VJ DAY |
| TREATY SIGNED BY US TO EXPAND WORLD TRADE BY REDUCING TARIFFS | GATT |
| ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED BY US (AND OTHERS) TO DO WHAT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS HAD NOT ---- COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GREAT POWERS, NOT THE EQUALITY OF ALL NATIONS | UNITED NATIONS |
| COURT ESTABLISHED BY US, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND SOVIET UNION TO PUNISH LEADERS OF GERMANY AND FRANCE FOR WAR CRIMES | INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL (IMT) |
| IMT TRIALS OF NAZI LEADERS SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING WAR CRIMES | NUREMBERG TRIALS |
| INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT GOVERNING HUMANE TREATMENT OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND POW'S; VIOLATED BY AXIS POWERS | GENEVA CONVENTION |
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