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Unit 8 – WWII Unit 8 – WWII and the 1940sand the 1940s

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A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under

wartime conditions

A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under

wartime conditions

A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under

wartime conditions

Internment

What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled

North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled

North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled

North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

Operation Torch

What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the

production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the

production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the

production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

War Production Board

What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the

production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend

Midway specifically?

Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend

Midway specifically?

Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend

Midway specifically?

Chester Nimitz

1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the

U.S.

1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the

U.S.

1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the

U.S.

Lend-Lease Act of 1941

1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the

U.S.

1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the

U.S.

1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the

U.S.

Lend-Lease Act of 1941

2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American

U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American

U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American

U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937

4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

Invasion of Poland

5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the

coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the

coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the

coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

Atlantic Charter

6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

Fall of France in summer of 1940

7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

50 American destroyers for leases on British air bases in Caribbean and North Atlantic

8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

The Allies’ war strategy

9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

The U.S. and Australian forces

11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to

register.

11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to

register.

11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to

register.

The Selective Training and Service Act

12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military

leaders

12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military

leaders

12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military

leaders

A threat because of their questionable loyalty to the U.S.

13. December 7, 1941

13. December 7, 1941

13. December 7, 1941

When Pearl Harbor was bombed

14. In 1940, these three countries formed an alliance to discourage

America from entering the conflicts in Europe, Asia, and

Africa.

14. In 1940, these three countries formed an alliance to discourage

America from entering the conflicts in Europe, Asia, and

Africa.

14. In 1940, these three countries formed an alliance to discourage

America from entering the conflicts in Europe, Asia, and

Africa.

Germany, Italy, and Japan

15. In 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war, FDR met with

Prime Minister Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland and

developed a set of principles for fighting the war that came to be

known as this.

15. In 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war, FDR met with

Prime Minister Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland and

developed a set of principles for fighting the war that came to be

known as this.

15. In 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war, FDR met with

Prime Minister Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland and

developed a set of principles for fighting the war that came to be

known as this.

The Atlantic Charter

16. In a November 1941 report, State Department Special Agent

Curtis Munson drew this conclusion after studying

Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.

16. In a November 1941 report, State Department Special Agent

Curtis Munson drew this conclusion after studying

Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.

16. In a November 1941 report, State Department Special Agent

Curtis Munson drew this conclusion after studying

Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.

They were, for the most part, loyal. The Nisei showed a pathetic eagerness

to be American…

17. Military strategy used by the U.S. as it moved to capture land close enough to Japan to launch air raids against Japanese cities

17. Military strategy used by the U.S. as it moved to capture land close enough to Japan to launch air raids against Japanese cities

17. Military strategy used by the U.S. as it moved to capture land close enough to Japan to launch air raids against Japanese cities

Island hopping

18. It unified the American people behind the war effort

18. It unified the American people behind the war effort

18. It unified the American people behind the war effort

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

19. By raising taxes and selling war bonds

19. By raising taxes and selling war bonds

19. By raising taxes and selling war bonds

How the U.S. finance WWII

20. The Battle of the Bulge

20. The Battle of the Bulge

20. The Battle of the Bulge

Last, exhausting German effort to turn back the Allied armies

invading from the West

22. Executive Order 9077.

22. Executive Order 9077.

22. Executive Order 9077.

It established exclusion zones and forced the relocation of

residents of Japanese ancestry

23. $20,000 and a letter of apology.

23. $20,000 and a letter of apology.

23. $20,000 and a letter of apology.

What the government gave every Japanese American,

beginning in 1990, who was interned in camps during

WWII.

25. Rosie the Riveter

25. Rosie the Riveter

25. Rosie the Riveter

The name given to women who entered the workforce during

WWII and performed traditionally male jobs.

27. Agreed not to strike

27. Agreed not to strike

27. Agreed not to strike

What the unions agree to do during the war years so as not

to interrupt vital war production

28. Sugar, coffee, meat and gasoline.

28. Sugar, coffee, meat and gasoline.

28. Sugar, coffee, meat and gasoline.

The items that were rationed during WWII

29. Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

29. Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

29. Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

The agency that Roosevelt establish by Executive Order

8802, under pressure from African Americans, to correct

discrimination in hiring practices during WWII

31. U.S. soldiers fought on these three fronts during World War II.

31. U.S. soldiers fought on these three fronts during World War II.

31. U.S. soldiers fought on these three fronts during World War II.

The Western, African and Pacific fronts

32. Originally applied to the standard gear issued to every

soldier by the government, these two letters came to stand for the

soldiers themselves.

32. Originally applied to the standard gear issued to every

soldier by the government, these two letters came to stand for the

soldiers themselves.

32. Originally applied to the standard gear issued to every

soldier by the government, these two letters came to stand for the

soldiers themselves.

What are GI?

33. The Allies

33. The Allies

33. The Allies

U.S., Great Britain and the Soviet Union

34. Continued to face discrimination during WWII and

were forced to perform non-combat jobs or serve in

segregated units.

34. Continued to face discrimination during WWII and

were forced to perform non-combat jobs or serve in

segregated units.

34. Continued to face discrimination during WWII and

were forced to perform non-combat jobs or serve in

segregated units.

African American soldiers

35. June 6, 1944

35. June 6, 1944

35. June 6, 1944

D-Day. The day on which Normandy was invaded by

American, British and French troops.

36. His letter to FDR started a federal project to develop an

atomic weapons.

36. His letter to FDR started a federal project to develop an

atomic weapons.

36. His letter to FDR started a federal project to develop an

atomic weapons.

Albert Einstein

37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The cities on which atomic bombs were dropped

38. Stalin wanted this British and American action to siphon off Nazi troops from the Eastern

front

38. Stalin wanted this British and American action to siphon off Nazi troops from the Eastern

front

38. Stalin wanted this British and American action to siphon off Nazi troops from the Eastern

front

Open a second front

39. The first Allied invasion of Axis-occupied territory

39. The first Allied invasion of Axis-occupied territory

39. The first Allied invasion of Axis-occupied territory

North Africa in November 1942

40. It caused FDR to issue an executive order forbidding

employment discrimination in companies with federal contracts

40. It caused FDR to issue an executive order forbidding

employment discrimination in companies with federal contracts

40. It caused FDR to issue an executive order forbidding

employment discrimination in companies with federal contracts

A. Phillip Randolph’s threat to lead a march on Washington to

protest employment discrimination

41. They expanded, gained economic power and benefits, and generally abided by a no-

strike pledge during WWII

41. They expanded, gained economic power and benefits, and generally abided by a no-

strike pledge during WWII

41. They expanded, gained economic power and benefits, and generally abided by a no-

strike pledge during WWII

Labor unions

42. They were tried before international tribunals in Tokyo

and Germany

42. They were tried before international tribunals in Tokyo

and Germany

42. They were tried before international tribunals in Tokyo

and Germany

German and Japanese war leaders

43. Using it would end the war quickly and save lives

43. Using it would end the war quickly and save lives

43. Using it would end the war quickly and save lives

A justification for using the atomic bomb

44. Japan was defeated and would soon have surrendered

anyway

44. Japan was defeated and would soon have surrendered

anyway

44. Japan was defeated and would soon have surrendered

anyway

What argument is used to show that dropping the A-bomb was not necessary to end the war

46. Like the Germans, the Allied air force used this total war

technique.

46. Like the Germans, the Allied air force used this total war

technique.

.

46. Like the Germans, the Allied air force used this total war

technique.

The extensively bombed civilian populations in German

and Japanese cities

47. This attitude toward Jews was an ingrained part of American society during the 1930s and

1940s and worked against organized action to help

persecuted European Jews.

47. This attitude toward Jews was an ingrained part of American society during the 1930s and

1940s and worked against organized action to help

persecuted European Jews.

47. This attitude toward Jews was an ingrained part of American society during the 1930s and

1940s and worked against organized action to help

persecuted European Jews.

Anti-semitism

50. Fear of sabotage and a flood of immigration caused the state department to adopt in 1940 this

unofficial policy toward visa applicants.

50. Fear of sabotage and a flood of immigration caused the state department to adopt in 1940 this

unofficial policy toward visa applicants.

50. Fear of sabotage and a flood of immigration caused the state department to adopt in 1940 this

unofficial policy toward visa applicants.

Bureaucratic red tape and delays

Final Jeopardy

Category: The Eastern Front

Turning point of the war on the Eastern Front – Soviet aggression

is stopped and turned back

The Battle of Stalingrad