World War II

Question 1

Pearl Harbor -

Answer 1

Japanese retaliation for a trade embargo (stopping steel and oil from going to Japan);

resulted in U.S.
entering WWII

Question 2

Justification for war -

Answer 2

economic and political interdependence of
nations;

stop spread of totalitarian governments

Question 3

Victory gardens -

Answer 3

support war effort by increasing food supply

Question 4

Women in WWII

Answer 4

took on new roles to support war effort;

joined nurse cadets and worked in factories to keep up production

Question 5

Japanese American internment camps -

Answer 5

violated liberties of Japanese
American citizens provided in the 14th Amendment

Question 6

Tuskegee Airmen -

Answer 6

African American military pilots;

overcame discrimination to serve;

encouraged integration of armed forces

Question 7

Navajo Code Talkers -

Answer 7

transmitted secret military information using the Navajo language

Question 8

Vernon Baker -

Answer 8

African American veteran of WWII;

received Medal of Honor

Question 9

The Holocaust -

Answer 9

Nazi attempt at the genocide of Jewish people;

caused many Jews to migrate to America

Question 10

Atomic bomb -

Answer 10

a new strategic weapon developed at Los Alamos, New
Mexico;

used to quickly end WWII;

Japan surrendered after bombs
dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki;

resulted in arms race with Soviets