Final Exam - - World War II Flashcards
What were the United States, Great Britain, France and Russia known as during World War II?
Allies
What were the people of the United States called who wanted to stay out of World War II?
Isolationists
What was the name of the attack on the United States that brought America into world War II?
Pearl Harbor
What were Germany and Italy known as during World War II?
Axis Power
What was the military strategy in the Pacific Ocean - - the United States went from Midway to Guadalcanal to Okinawa to Iwo Jima to . . . . .?
Island Hopping
What is the region in France where the great amphibious invasion that took place in 1944?
Normandy
What group of people did the United States government put into interment camps in Arizona?
Japanese Americans
What was the name of the LAST major German offensive of the war?
Battle of the Bulge
What US president ordered the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan?
Harry Truman
What was the “Final Solution”?
The Nazi program that called for the mass execution of the Jewish race/people