World War II

1. World War II

2. Good neighbor policy

3. American foreign policy toward Latin America and Caribbean nation put forward Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1930’s • Reversed interventionist Dollar Diplomacy policies by seeking to develop friendship, trade and mutual defense • In practice, change was more about making intervention less obvious that less practiced

4. World War II

5. Fought from 1939-1945 between Allied nations (Britain, France, Soviet Union) and Axis nations (Germany, Italy, Japan) • United States joined the war on the side of the Allies in December 1941, after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii • Allies defeated Germany after successful D-Day invasion • Allies defeated Japan when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki • The end of the war led to the Cold War

6. Japanese relocation

7. Government program during World War 2 under which Japanese Americans who lived on the west coast were forcibly relocated to internment camps. • Program was created in response to public concern about espionage. • Resulted in the loss of personal possession and family business by Japanese Americans who were relocated.

8. Pearl Harbor

9. Site of a naval base in Hawaii that was bombed in a surprise attack by Japan on December 7,1941 leading to U.S entry into World War 2.

10. Rosie the Riveter

11. Figure portrayed in a popular poster during World War II • Represented the expansion of women into manufacturing jobs during wartime and the changing of gender roles

12. Yalta

13. Site of the last meeting between the leaders of Allied nations in World War II- Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin D. Roosevelt. • Meeting saw great progress, including an agreement on the formation of the United Nations and on strategy to end the war against Japan • Also saw the beginnings of the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union • Followed by meeting at Potsdam

14. D Day

15. Common name for the Allied landing in Normandy, France during World War II • Allied troops suffered heavy losses but were eventually successful in taking the beach • From Normandy, the Allies pushed the Germans out of France and most of Belgium, eventually driving the Germans all the way back to Berlin

16. Albert Einstein

17. German born American immigrant • Famous physicist and teacher • Convinced Franklin D. Roosevelt to create the Manhattan Project • Famous for this theory of relativity (E=mc²) • Taught at Princeton University

18. Harry S. Truman

19. President from 1945 (when president Franklin D. Roosevelt died) to 1952 • Democrat • Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II • Led the United States into the Cold War after unsuccessful meeting with Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, at Potsdam • Introduced the Cold War foreign policies of containment and the Truman Doctrine • Committed U.S. troops to the Korean War • First President to send U.S. aid into the situation that would become the Vietnam War • Domestic agenda known as the Fair Deal • Won famously close election against Thomas Dewey in 1948 • Promoted civil rights, although Congress was unreceptive • Desegregated the Armed Forces • Well known for candor that made him unpopular during his time but endeared him to historians

20. What two countries made a nonaggression pact stating they would not invade each other but would invade Poland from opposite directions and divide it equally when finished? • USSR and Great Britain • Germany and Soviet Union • Germany and Italy • Germany and Turkey

21. What country was being pounded from the air and asked the U.S. for aide? • Soviet Union • France • Spain • Great Britain

22. What U.S. territory did Japan bomb causing the U.S. to declare war on Japan? • Hawaii • Midway Islands • Philippines • Hong Kong

23. Why did the world take notice when the China Incident occurred? • The Soviet Union invaded  the Gobi Desert region of China. • This was Japan's last step in creating its Co-Prosperity Sphere. • Japan started a war with China which threatened the Open Door Policy. • China was falling under communist rule.

24. In mid-1941, Hitler turned on its former partner and invaded what country? • Spain • Soviet Union • Belgium • Italy

25. Which is NOT a traditional military role of women during World War II? • nurses • pilots • drivers      • office workers

26. Why did Japan select Pearl Harbor as the location to bomb? • It was the location for the U.S. Pacific naval fleet. • It just joined the union to become a state. • It was a heavily visited tourist site. • It was closest to mainland Japan.

27. What two Japanese cities were attacked with the use of atomic bombs? • Nagasaki and Iwo Jima • Tokyo and Nagasaki • Hiku and Tokyo • Nagasaki and Hiroshima

28. Which is NOT an Allied power in 1942? • United States • Soviet Union • Great Britain • Hungary

29. What battle is known as the turning point in the war in the Pacific? • Battle of the Philippines • Battle of Midway • Battle of Guadalcanal • Battle of Coral Sea

30. On what date did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor? • September 3, 1939 • September 8, 1941 • December 7, 1941 • December 11, 1941

31. What was the name of General Eisenhower's campaign to invade the Axis-controlled North Africa? • Operation Torch • Operation Overlord • Operation Omaha • Operation Juno

32. At what site did the American and Allied forces land in German-occupied France? • Paris • Calais • Vichy • Normandy

33. Who ordered the use of the atomic bomb on Japan? • General Douglas MacArthur • Harry S. Truman • General Dwight Eisenhower • Franklin D.  Roosevelt

34. What act gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean? • Neutrality Act • Lend Lease Act • Cash and Carry Act • Interventionist Act

35. Why was the Battle at Midway known as the "Miracle of Midway"? • The Japanese victory allowed them to get closer to mainland United States. • The American victory started a series of defensive battles by the U.S. • The American victory started the island hopping campaign because Hawaii was no longer under Japanese threat of takeover. • The American victory ended the Japanese threat to Alaska.

36. The primary result of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack was • economic recession in the United States. • the creation of the atomic bomb. • the beginning of the Cold War. • increased popular support for U.S. entry into World War II.

37. Germany's strategy at the point when the U.S. entered the war was to defeat what two countries quickly before America's industrial and military strength could turn the tide of the war? • Iraq and Great Britain • Soviet Union and Great Britain • Soviet Union and Egypt • Great Britain and Turkey

38. Which of the following minority groups did NOT fight in large numbers as American soldiers in World War II? • African Americans • Mexican Americans • Asian Americans • women

39. Approximately how many years of the war did the U.S. stay neutral while Germany overran most of Europe? • 1 year • 2 years • 3 years • 4 years

40. Which African American military unit earned distinction due to their aerial combat maneuvers against the Germans in Europe? • Nisei Regiment • 99th Squadron • Tuskegee Airmen • Montgomery Squadron

41. In the Pacific, the American military strategy called for a(n) ___________ campaign. • sub warfare • search and destroy • island hopping • hit and run

42. What is the term for the systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group? • genocide • Judenrein • kamikaze • final solution

43. When the China Incident occurred, how did the U.S. respond? • The U.S. stopped trade with China. • The U.S. stopped all trade with Japan. • The U.S. created an embargo with Japan on oil and steel. • The U.S. froze all Japanese assets in America.

44. By late 1940, both Japan and the U.S. knew war was inevitable between them.  FDR needed to buy some time to prepare.  How did he attempt to gain some time to prepare for a war with Japan? • Japan concentrated on gaining other territories until the U.S. was ready to fight. • The U.S. and Japan entered into negotiations trying to resolve their disputes peacefully. • FDR reinstated trade with Japan. • The U.S. asked Great Britain for aide.

45. What was the slogan used during World War II to encourage women to go to work? • Wilma the Worker • Tammy the Tank builder • Rosie the Riveter • Alice the Waitress

46. During the 1930's, the League of Nations condemned Japan for its invasion of ____, and consequently, Japan pulled out as a member of the League of Nations. • Manchuria • Korea • the Philippines • China

47. Who was the commander of the invasion of German-occupied France? • General Eisenhower • General Rommel • General Nimitz • General Smith

48. What does the term isolationism mean? • policy of economically aiding countries at war to the point of declaring war • policy of economically aiding countries at war but are not willing to declare war • policy of declaring war but refusing to economically aid other countries • policy of staying completely politically, economically, and militarily

49. Which is NOT a reason why the President decided to use the atomic bomb? • The Japanese knew it was coming and were prepared. • It would save the U.S. many casualties by omitting a land invasion of Japan. • It would prove the American position as a superpower in postwar negotiations. • The cost of the construction of the atomic bombs would become an issue in post war peace.

50. On what date did the Allied invasion of German-occupied France occur? • September 2, 1944 • July 4, 1944 • June 6, 1944 • June 9, 1944