US HISTORY WWII TOPIC TEST Flashcards

1
Q

the american first committee promoted the idea of

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isolationism

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2
Q

the extermination of blank by the nazis was called the blank

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6 million jews
holocaust

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3
Q

what date did d day take place

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june 6 1944

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4
Q

d day was the amphibious invasion of blank to liberate blank

A

normandy
france

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5
Q

what date did the bombing of pearl harbor take place

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december 7 1941

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6
Q

who is the only president to serve more than two terms

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FDR

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7
Q

what amendment states that a president may only serve two terms

A

22

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8
Q

who was the leader of the soviet union during wwii

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joseph stalin

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9
Q

who was the prime minister of england during the war

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winston churchill

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10
Q

americans were slow to enter the war because they felt blank was the best policy. however the us did view itself as an blank

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isolationism
arsenal of democracy and supplied england with weapons

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11
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by the 1930s hitler mussolini and the leaders of japan began

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invading neighboring lands

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12
Q

the japanese attack at pearl harbor got

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the us to enter the war

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13
Q

the strategy used to fight the japanese was called

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island hopping

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14
Q

a major cause of the japanese americans being placed into internment camps was

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racial prejeduce

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15
Q

the blank the use of these internment camps stating that their constitutional rights could be blank

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supreme court upeld
suspended during war

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16
Q

for mosr of the war blank troops fought in blank units

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african americans
segregated

17
Q

the war refugee board was created to help

18
Q

hitlers invasion of blank stated wwii. the allies concentrated on defeating blank first because by 1940 germany had gained control of blank

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poland
germany
most of western europe

19
Q

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

A

shortage of consumer items
retool its industry
conserve
war materials
participation in the war at home

20
Q

most women were happy to

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be making money

21
Q

what action ended the war

A

dropping of atomic bombs on japan

22
Q

fascism

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the nation is above the individual

23
Q

axis powers

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japan italy germany

24
Q

appeasement

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giving into an agressor to keep peace

25
allies
ussr, usa, france, england
26
lend lease act
the us gives aid to the allies prior to entering the war
27
atlantic charter
agreement between fdr and chruchill
28
d day
code name for the day the invasion of europe began
29
manhattan project
top secret project to develop the atomic bomb
30
anti semitism
hatred toward jews
31
holocaust
nazis systematic plan to murder european jews
32
why were many americans reluctant to enter the war
they thought isolationism was in americas best interest
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a major cause of the internment of japanese americans during wwii was
racial prejudice
34
in what ways did the us military discriminate against african american soldiers
the army was segregated
35
during the early years of wwii the us
tried to remain neutral while becoming the arsenal of democracy
36
what prevented americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs
shortages of consumer items