S.S Test 12-18-23 Flashcards
Where did the first American ground troops land and who is their commander? 
The treats landed in north Africa. Their commander was Dwight D Eisenhower. 
Where did the Japanese attack after Pearl Harbor? 
They bombed airfield in the Philippines, like Hong Kong, Thailand, and Guam 
Name the girl who commanded a Filipino American force on the Filipino island of Luzan?
Douglas, MacArthur 
What occurred in June of1942? 
The midway battle 
All fighting was done by plane, launched off aircraft carriers 
Coral sea 
What occurred in May of 1942? 
Coral sea
After this battle, your parents may no longer rule the Pacific 
Midway

Name the city and country that the allied forces invaded in 1944 
Normandy, France, Paris, France in the five beaches 
Who commanded the landing involving thousands of ships and aircraft 
General Eisenhower 
Name the Normandy beaches 
Omaha, Utah, and Juno
What was the date of D-Day? 
June 6 of 1944 
Name the beach where Allied forces met a fierce German defense 
Omaha Beach 
Describe how the allied forces were able to defeat, the Germans in the battle of bulge?
The allies were able to defeat the Germans, because the Germans were running out of supplies especially fuel and men while allied forces had troops in reserve 
What happened to Germany in January 1945? 
A huge Soviet force into Germany from the east, and soon the west allied powers close into 
FDR dies on
FDR dies from
FDR was replaced by who 
April 12 of 1945
A stroke
Harry S, Truman, 
What is the V-E day? 
And when did it occur? 
VE day is a victory in Europe 
It occurred on May 8 of 1945 
Define the strategy of island hopping 
American forces would capture some Japanese held islands and go around two others
Describe the code talkers, and their significance 
The Navajo was on each ship or island, and they videoed vital messages from Island to Island, so the Japanese could not decode it

Name the last two shops in the island, hopping campaign, how many Americans died at each 
Iwo Jima on February and 6000 Americans died

Define kamikaze

Missions suicide pilots crashed their planes into American ships 
What dissuaded President Truman from invading Japan? 
That might cost half 1 million American casualties 
What was the secret thing of Truman learned about in July?
Atomic bombs 
Where is the first atomic bomb in history tested 
In the New Mexico desert 
When was Hiroshima bombed in approximately how many Japanese were killed? 
Hiroshima was bombed August 6 at on 1945 and around 130,000 Japanese died 
What happened a few days later and why? 
A second atomic bomb was dropped August 9 of 1945, because Japan still hasn’t surrendered the bomb was dropped at Nagasaki 
What does V-j day stand for? 
The surrender of Japan 
What was the date of the V- J day? 
September 2 of 1945 
Define aggression and list the countries that follow policies of ruthless aggression 
Ruthless aggression is a war like act by one country against another without cause
The countries are Germany, Italy, and Japan 
Where did Japan attack in 1931 and how did the league of nations respond?
Manchuria northeast, China and the league of nations said nothing 
In what ways did Hitler break the treaty of Versailles?

Hitler wrote the treaty because he began to rebuild Germany’s armed forces, intending troops in their rhineland region of Western Germany 
In September 19 38 when Germany was planning to invade Czechoslovakia, where did European leaders meet to ease the crisis and what were france and Britain’s goals at this meeting? 
They met in the German city of Munich, France and Britain’s goals were to appease Hitler 
What is appeasement? 
Appeasement is a policy of giving into aggression in order to avoid war 
What were the stipulations of the US neutrality act of 1935? 
To keep the United States at peace 
When did the Nazi troops invade Poland? 
September 1 of 1939

What happened two days after Hitler’s invasion of Poland? 
Britain and France declared war on Germany 
Who was the British Prime Minister of Great Britain after Neville Chamberlain

Winston Churchill 
During the battle of Britain Hitler ordered what type of assault 
He ordered an air assault 
Did Hitler ever invade Britain? 
No, he called it off after several months of trying 
Millions went to work__________ a fictional character____________ we became a symbol of all women who worked in the war effort, 
Factory in shipyards
Rosie Rivetor
They lost their freedom and had to sell their___________ even though there was not a single document in case of __________
Possessions
Disloyalty by a Japanese Americans 
Because African-Americans face discrimination some leaders pointed out that___________________ 
While the nation was fighting for democracy overseas, it still permitted injustice at home 
Because of the need for workers during World War II, the US signed a treaty with Mexico, which allowed American companies to hire_________ in June 19 43, _______ attacked young Mexican Americans, leading to rioting 
Braceros or Mexican laborers
Bands of sailors 
My newspaper blamed the Mexican Americans for the__________ Eleanor Roosevelt argued that they were a result of ______________ against Mexicans 
Zoot suit riots
Long standing discrimination
More than________ volunteers and drafty served in the US military during World War II 
15 million 
US factories shifted from producing______ good to creating_______ goods
Consumer
Military 
The____________ was a government agency that supervised the change and set________
War production board
Goals for production 
The government imposed___________ to conserve resources Americans were issued rationing __________ to purchase goods like__________
Rations
Coupons
Coffee, sugar, meat, cheese, shoes, gas tires, etc, 
The axis powers were 
Germany, Italy and, Japan 
The allied powers were 
Soviet union , United Kingdom and United States 
Francis Leader was
Charles De GAULLE 
Germany’s leader was 
Adolf Hitler 
Italy leader was 
BENITO MUSSOLINI, 
The Japan emperor was 
Emperor HIROHITO, 
The United Kingdom leaders were 
Neville Chamberlain to 1940 and Winston Churchill from 1940 
United States leaders were 
Franklin Roosevelt died 1945 and Harry Truman from 1945 
