History WWII Quiz !

what is island hopping

Hopping from one island to another taking control of it

who adopted the island hopping strategy

the Allies did, where they selectively attack some islands and bypass others on the Pacific Front

what was the manhattan project

the plan to develop the atomic bomb (not acc developed in manhattan) --> (8/1939) Albert Einstein had sent a letter to FDR saying he knew how to make atomic bombs since the Nazis were planning on making them

american women's contributions to WWII?

- many women started working in the work force due to the immense loss of soldiers

- Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of american women who went to work in factories during the war

- they drove trucks, flew planes -- some served on the front lines, and many as nurses

who were the victims of the holocaust?

jews, soviet civilians, soviet prisoners, polish civilians, serbian civilians, homosexuals, jehovah's witnesses, and disabled people

General MacArthur

commander of the US forces in the Philippine Islands who directed the Allied occupation of Japan

- he's the one who made the philippines fall the the japanese and he made them do the deathwalk -- a walk where the people would be forced to walk treacherous paths in scorching heat -- whoever protested and such, they would be killed on the spot

japanese internment camps

the forcible relocation of approximately 110,000 Japanese americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor by FDR

What was Executive Order 9066?

what FDR signed (2/19/1942) to remove all "aliens" from established "military zones" -- basically what he signed for them (japanese) to go to the intern camps

bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki

in 8/1945 -- the two bombings (first ever and only nuclear bombs) were three days apart with no warning of the japanese cities by america as an act to end the war - result of the manhattan project.

what was V-J day?

victory over Japan -- japan had surrendered and it became official on 9/2/1945

american citizen contributions to WWII?

- war bonds/liberty bonds -- short-term loans that individual citizens made to the government

- Americans cut back on their food and goods to save for the soldiers, made victory gardens in replacement of their foods

effect of WWII on US economy

increased factory production of war materials and improved US economy

midway battle

- a battle fought between the united states and japan -- significant because 4 of japan's fleet carriers were destroyed, US finally had some power over japan's undefeatable force

battle of leyte gulf

(10/1942) the largest naval battle in history, during which the american fleet destroyed most of the Japanese fleet -- Japanese had sent all their warships to attack US navy -- suicide missions (banzai attacks -- kill to you're killed)

result of the two battles over Pacific

the 2 bloodiest battles, philippines were taken by the allies, but japan still chose to attack, very costly but now allies have a clearer path to japan

d-day

June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France from german control The turning point of World War II.