WWII

Question 1

The second of two World wars began on 1939 with the Nazi_____ of Poland

Answer 1

invasion

Question 2

The war started because of the rise of ______ in the world due to economic depression,rise of _____ in governments and the ______ by the British and French to Hitler

Answer 2

Dictators,fascism,appeasement

Question 3

Racial ____ of the Jewish population of Europe was Hitler’s attempted goal during the ________- Hitler took over most of Europe, but failed to cross the English Channel during the ____________________.

Answer 3

Genocide,Holocaust,Battle of Britain

Question 4

The US was drawn into the war with the bombing of _________ in ______

Answer 4

Pearl Harbor,1941

Question 5

Because of the fear of further Japanese attacks on the homeland, many Japanese Americans were sent to ________

Answer 5

Internment camps

Question 6

To ensure that soldiers were well supplied, the US established a policy of _____ which limited good vital to the was effort.

Answer 6

rationing

Question 7

An advertising campaign to ensure factories continued producing was aimed at women with _______ ____ ______

Answer 7

Rosie the Riveter

Question 8

The US fought on the fronts, with the turning point in Europe in June of 1944 with the invasion of France on ____ and the eventual defeat of Germany

Answer 8

D-day

Question 9

Once Germany was defeated,the US focused on attacking the Japanese with a strategy called____

Answer 9

island hopping

Question 10

Eventually Truman turned to the use of the atomic bomb which was developed by the __________

Answer 10

Manhattan Project

Question 11

In August of 1945,two cities,_______ and ______. were destroyed and brought them to surrender.

Answer 11

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Question 12

After the war, many war criminals from the axis powers were tried at the _______ for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Answer 12

Nuremberg Trails