WWII T/F. FIll in the blank

The Battle of __________ was the turning point in the pacific

midway

Executive Order _____ banned discrimination based on race or national origin in defense industries

8802

The codename for D-Day was operation _______

overload

President _______ made the final decision to use atomic force against Japan

Truman

General ________ led the US army in the pacific theatre

Douglas MacArthur

Americas strategy to win the war in pacific was ________

island hopping

In the case, Korematsu v US, the supreme court ruled that the internment of Japanese AMericans did not violate the ______ amendment

14th

Executive Order ____ authorized the relocation of Japanese Americans from the west coast to the interior

9066

The Navajo ________ communicated top secret military information in their remot languages; thus Japanese could not intercept American intelligence

code talkers

Germany broke the__________ pact when they invaded the USSR. The original agreement was that these two nations would not invade one another, and they would split Poland

Non-Aggression Pact

The Treaty of Versaille, Economic Depression, ________, and Militarism caused WWII

Appeasement

The Allied powers were England, Soviet Union, France, ______ and America

china

Japan attacked America on __________

12/7/1941

In the court case _____________, the supreme court ruled that the internment of Japanese Americans did not violate the 14th amendment

Korematsu V US

The ________________ campaign sought victory over the Axis powers abroad and racism at home.

Double V

Production of war materials allowed America to become the arsenal of ________

Democracy

The US attempted to remain neutral during the 1930’s due to the foreign policy of _____________

Isolationism

The ________ trials punished Japanese war criminals

tokyo

The office of __________ administration coordinated rationing during WWII

Price

the _________ trials punished german war criminals

nuremberg

WWII started when germany invaded __________ on september 1, 1939

poland

The _________ Airmen were an all black unit of pilots, whose success contributed to the integration of the military

Tuskegee

The battle of ____________ was the turning point int the war in Europe/North Africa

El Alamein

Naval warfare changed with the use of ships large enough for planes to take off from. These ships are known as ____________

aircraft carriers

in 1941 the united states transitioned from the cash and carry policy to the _____________ which allowed democracies to borrow supplies

Neutrality Act of 1941; Lend and Lease Act

the technology that saved the allied powers from losing the battle of britain was ___________

radar

Germanys style of warfare was called ____________, also known as lightning warfare

blitzkrieg

The Nuremberg Trials prosecuted the british for their war crimes. T/F

False; Nazi/ germans

#Women were able to enlist the military for the first time in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps. T/F?

#True

The Invasion of Normandy occurred on October 7, 1942. T/F?

False; June 6, 1944

The Versailles conference determined that germany be split into two new nations at the end of WWII. T/F?

False; Yalta

@ An invasion of Japan was possible after American Victories in Iwo Jima and Okinawa T/F?

@ true

Americans contributed to the financial cost of WWII by purchasing war vouchers. T/F?

False; bonds

) Radar saved the Allied powers from losing the battle of britain. T/F?

) True

Calvin Smith win the congressional Medal of honor in 1997 for his service during WWII. T/F?

false'; vernon baker

The Farm Labor Program allowed Mexicans and Puerto ricans to move to the US to provide labor for the war effort. T/F?

False; bracero program

! Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the US fleet in the pacific and created the island hopping strategy. T/F?

! True

$ The office of price administration issed ration books to ensure our military had the supplies necessary for victory. T/F?

$ true

*The United Service Organization was created to boost the morale of our troops serving abroad. T/F?

*True

Poison gas saved the allied powers from losing the battle of britain. T/F?

False; radar

Admiral John Pershing commanded the US fleet in the pacific and created the island hopping strategy. T/F?

False; Chester Nimitz

The flyboys were volunteer pilots who secretly flew war supplies to china during the 1930s T/F?

false; flying tigers

% The Japanese attack on pearl harbor occurred on December 7, 1941 T/F?

% true

^ Hitler violated the treaty of Versailles when he annexed Austria T/F?

^ true

WWII began with the German invasion of poland in 1941. T/F?

false; 1939

At the end of the war the League of Nations was replaced with a new organization called the General assembly T/F?

False; United Nations

President Herbert Hoover chose to drop the atomic bomb to bring back a quick end to WWII T/F?

False; Truman

The Axis powers in WWII were Japan, Italy, and Germany T/F?

true

~ General Eisenhower planned the Invasion of Normandy T/F?

~ true

Radar uses sound waves underwater to detect other vessels. T/F?

False'; Sonar

( The big three met at the Yalta Conference to discuss the post war fate of germany/ the rest of europe.T/F?

( true

& Executive Order 9066 allowed for the interment of Japanese Americans T/F?

& true

The Bataan Death march occurred in China after the US surrendered to Japanese forces. T/F?

false; phillippines

In the case, Hiroshima v. US the supreme court ruled that the internment of Japanese Americans did not violate the 14th amendment. T/F?

false/ Korematsu