America in World War II

Question 1

Adolf Hitler

Answer 1

Nazi Party leader who established a totalitarian state in Germany. His policies took Germany into a devastating war in 1939 and led to the deaths of millions of Jews in the Holocaust. [302]

Question 2

Appeasement

Answer 2

A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. Associated with Neville Chamberlain’s policy of making concessions to Adolf Hitler.

Question 3

Neutrality Acts

Answer 3

1939 laws designed to keep the United States out of future wars; prohibited Americans from traveling on ships of nations at war.

Question 4

Flying Tigers

Answer 4

1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force; trained in Burma before the American entry into World War II with the intention of defending China against Japanese forces

Question 5

Pearl Harbor

Answer 5

December 7, 1941- Japanese airplanes attacked in Hawaii and destroyed much of the American Pacific fleet and killed over 2000 armed personnel and civilians

Question 6

Rationing

Answer 6

A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use

Question 7

Victory Gardens

Answer 7

Gardens planted by American citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops

Question 8

Office of War Information

Answer 8

Established by the government to promote patriotism and help keep Americans united behind the war effort (through the use of propaganda)

Question 9

Tuskegee Airmen

Answer 9

332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school

Question 10

Executive Order 9066

Answer 10

1942; 112,000 Japanese-Americans forced into camps causing loss of homes & businesses, 600K more renounced citizenship; demonstrated fear of Japanese invasion

Question 11

Korematsu V. U.S.

Answer 11

1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor

Question 12

George Patton

Answer 12

Allied Commander in WW 2, tank commander, popular among troops and high survival rates

Question 13

Dwight Eisenhower

Answer 13

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy (D-Day) and the defeat of Nazi Germany

Question 14

George Marshall

Answer 14

He was a military leader for the Allies in WWII. He was the Chief of the Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense. Winston Churchill referred to him as the “organizer of victory” for his help with the Allies winning WWII

Question 15

Vernon Baker

Answer 15

African American who earned the Medal of Honor during WW2 but was not presented with the award until 1997

Question 16

Omar Bradley

Answer 16

A general of the twentieth century. He commanded the United States ground forces in the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany in World War II. Landed on Omaha and Utah

Question 17

Holocaust

Answer 17

A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.

Question 18

Bataan Death March

Answer 18

(1942) a forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in World War II

Question 19

Navajo Code Talkers

Answer 19

Native American men who served in the military by transmitting radio messages in their native languages, which were undecipherable by German and Japanese spies

Question 20

Battle of Midway

Answer 20

1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

Question 21

Nuremberg Trials

Answer 21

Trials of the Nazi leaders, showed that people are responsible for their actions, even in wartime

Question 22

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 22

Commanded Allied troops in the Pacific during World War II. He was forced to surrender the Philippines in 1941 and was thereafter obsessed with its recapture, which he accomplished in 1944. He later commanded the American occupation of Japan and United Nations troops in the Korean War.

Question 23

Harry Truman

Answer 23

33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.

Question 24

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Answer 24

nuclear attacks during World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America at the order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman

Question 25

Nazi Party leader who established a totalitarian state in Germany. His policies took Germany into a devastating war in 1939 and led to the deaths of millions of Jews in the Holocaust. [302]

Answer 25

Adolf Hitler

Question 26

A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. Associated with Neville Chamberlain’s policy of making concessions to Adolf Hitler.

Answer 26

Appeasement

Question 27

1939 laws designed to keep the United States out of future wars; prohibited Americans from traveling on ships of nations at war.

Answer 27

Neutrality Acts

Question 28

1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force; trained in Burma before the American entry into World War II with the intention of defending China against Japanese forces

Answer 28

Flying Tigers

Question 29

December 7, 1941- Japanese airplanes attacked in Hawaii and destroyed much of the American Pacific fleet and killed over 2000 armed personnel and civilians

Answer 29

Pearl Harbor

Question 30

A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use

Answer 30

Rationing

Question 31

Gardens planted by American citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops

Answer 31

Victory Gardens

Question 32

Established by the government to promote patriotism and help keep Americans united behind the war effort (through the use of propaganda)

Answer 32

Office of War Information

Question 33

332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school

Answer 33

Tuskegee Airmen

Question 34

1942; 112,000 Japanese-Americans forced into camps causing loss of homes & businesses, 600K more renounced citizenship; demonstrated fear of Japanese invasion

Answer 34

Executive Order 9066

Question 35

1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor

Answer 35

Korematsu V. U.S.

Question 36

Allied Commander in WW 2, tank commander, popular among troops and high survival rates

Answer 36

George Patton

Question 37

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy (D-Day) and the defeat of Nazi Germany

Answer 37

Dwight Eisenhower

Question 38

He was a military leader for the Allies in WWII. He was the Chief of the Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense. Winston Churchill referred to him as the “organizer of victory” for his help with the Allies winning WWII

Answer 38

George Marshall

Question 39

African American who earned the Medal of Honor during WW2 but was not presented with the award until 1997

Answer 39

Vernon Baker

Question 40

A general of the twentieth century. He commanded the United States ground forces in the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany in World War II. Landed on Omaha and Utah

Answer 40

Omar Bradley

Question 41

A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.

Answer 41

Holocaust

Question 42

(1942) a forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in World War II

Answer 42

Bataan Death March

Question 43

Native American men who served in the military by transmitting radio messages in their native languages, which were undecipherable by German and Japanese spies

Answer 43

Navajo Code Talkers

Question 44

1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

Answer 44

Battle of Midway

Question 45

Trials of the Nazi leaders, showed that people are responsible for their actions, even in wartime

Answer 45

Nuremberg Trials

Question 46

Commanded Allied troops in the Pacific during World War II. He was forced to surrender the Philippines in 1941 and was thereafter obsessed with its recapture, which he accomplished in 1944. He later commanded the American occupation of Japan and United Nations troops in the Korean War.

Answer 46

Douglas MacArthur

Question 47

33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.

Answer 47

Harry Truman

Question 48

nuclear attacks during World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America at the order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman

Answer 48

Hiroshima and Nagasaki