US HISTORY WWII TOPIC TEST Flashcards
the american first committee promoted the idea of
isolationism
the extermination of blank by the nazis was called the blank
6 million jews
holocaust
what date did d day take place
june 6 1944
d day was the amphibious invasion of blank to liberate blank
normandy
france
what date did the bombing of pearl harbor take place
december 7 1941
who is the only president to serve more than two terms
FDR
what amendment states that a president may only serve two terms
22
who was the leader of the soviet union during wwii
joseph stalin
who was the prime minister of england during the war
winston churchill
americans were slow to enter the war because they felt blank was the best policy. however the us did view itself as an blank
isolationism
arsenal of democracy and supplied england with weapons
by the 1930s hitler mussolini and the leaders of japan began
invading neighboring lands
the japanese attack at pearl harbor got
the us to enter the war
the strategy used to fight the japanese was called
island hopping
a major cause of the japanese americans being placed into internment camps was
racial prejeduce
the blank the use of these internment camps stating that their constitutional rights could be blank
supreme court upeld
suspended during war
for mosr of the war blank troops fought in blank units
african americans
segregated
the war refugee board was created to help
jews
hitlers invasion of blank stated wwii. the allies concentrated on defeating blank first because by 1940 germany had gained control of blank
poland
germany
most of western europe
at home americans were not often able to spend their money because there was a blank. it was a challenge for america to blank for allout war production. the gov launched a campaign asking americans to save items like rubber and razor blades to blank resources to use item to produce blank and to foster a sense of blank
shortage of consumer items
retool its industry
conserve
war materials
participation in the war at home
most women were happy to
be making money
what action ended the war
dropping of atomic bombs on japan
fascism
the nation is above the individual
axis powers
japan italy germany
appeasement
giving into an agressor to keep peace
allies
ussr, usa, france, england
lend lease act
the us gives aid to the allies prior to entering the war
atlantic charter
agreement between fdr and chruchill
d day
code name for the day the invasion of europe began
manhattan project
top secret project to develop the atomic bomb
anti semitism
hatred toward jews
holocaust
nazis systematic plan to murder european jews
why were many americans reluctant to enter the war
they thought isolationism was in americas best interest
a major cause of the internment of japanese americans during wwii was
racial prejudice
in what ways did the us military discriminate against african american soldiers
the army was segregated
during the early years of wwii the us
tried to remain neutral while becoming the arsenal of democracy
what prevented americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs
shortages of consumer items
