ww2

Question 1

neutrality

Answer 1

to not sell weapons or make loans for world war two

Question 1

swatizka

Answer 1

the nazi party symbol

Question 2

concentration camps

Answer 2

camps that hitler held jews in during world war two

Question 3

ghettos

Answer 3

towns that were blocked off by nazis

Question 4

munich conference

Answer 4

an agreement that germany, italy, france and britian signed for hitler not to take anymore land after taking a part of Czechoslovakia, “not again”

Question 5

appeasement

Answer 5

(dr seuss one more lollipop) to give into aggressors or bullys

Question 6

munich pact

Answer 6

hitler kept what he took (land) but not take anymore

Question 7

neautrality acts

Answer 7

no loger going to trade with either side bc many european coutnries still have not paid back since world war one

Question 8

nuremburg laws

Answer 8

segregate jews and germans based on eye color, hair color and facial features

Question 9

non aggression pact

Answer 9

germany and the USSR take polan together and then promise not to attack eachother

Question 10

battle of britian

Answer 10

hitler uses total war on civillians of the Uk and london was bombed, leaving civilians to live in the subways, “keep calm and carry on” UK held out and hitler attacks USSR

Question 11

lend lease act

Answer 11

rent weapons to our allies

Question 12

axis powers

Answer 12

italy, germany and japan

Question 13

december 7th 1949

Answer 13

Japan bombs pearl harbor

Question 14

revenue act

Answer 14

increased taxes so army could get money

Question 15

war bonds

Answer 15

bonds that people bought so they could redeem them with interest in the future and the money went directly to the military

Question 16

rosie the riveter

Answer 16

“we can do it,” we means women and it means working in factories/in general. six million women were in factories

Question 17

executive order 9981

Answer 17

desegregates the military and only the military, 1 million african americans join the military

Question 18

internment camps

Answer 18

camps that japanese were placed in during the war and watched by the military

Question 19

korematsu vs usa

Answer 19

court case that was placed into court because executive order 9981 violated the fifth amendment.

Question 20

battle of stallingrad

Answer 20

turning point of the war, stalins, “not one step back” tactic which works and the soviets win, leaving Germany to lose every battle since then

Question 21

volga river

Answer 21

transporation and commerce, along the banks of the river thats where the battle of stallingrad took place

Question 22

V-E Day

Answer 22

may 8th 1945, victory in europe

Question 23

D-Day

Answer 23

june 6th, largest amphibigous attack. the invasion of normandy, allies come together, 9k allies die

Question 24

bataan death march

Answer 24

a u.s colony taken by japan and forced 75k priosners of war to march leaving many MIA and 24k us soldiers dead

Question 25

island hopping

Answer 25

usas approach to taking specific islands on the way to Japan

Question 26

IwoJima

Answer 26

Ira hayes, war blanket, native americans

Question 27

Kamikaze

Answer 27

Japanese suicide bombing pilots

Question 28

Szillard Petition

Answer 28

scientist that convinced FDR to start the manhattan project, but then tries to convince other scientists to petition not to drop bomb after finding out how much innocent lives it would kill

Question 29

august 6th, 1945

Answer 29

the bomb drop of Hiroshima, 140k people dead

Question 30

august 9th, 1945

Answer 30

the bomb drop of Nagasaki, 140k people deadq

Question 31

August 14th, 1945

Answer 31

V-J day, victory over Japan day