World war II quiz

nations that never will have to fight another war like WWII

england, france, US, soviet union

nations who felt like second class world citizens, hurt by the treaty of versialles and the depression, wanted to prove power

Germany, Italy, Japan

what did japan do in 1931 to begin its expansion

invaded manchuria

why did japan invade other regions in the 1930s

to get resources after the US cut off trade

what did italy do in 1935 that showed expansionism

invaded Ethiopia

what excuse did germany use to expand

claimed they needed breathing room

what two areas did germany invade beofre WWII began

austria and sudetenland

what was the munich pact

an agreement allowing germany to keep the sudetenland

what event triggered WWII in europe

germanys invasion of poland in 1939

what was the molotov-ribbentrop pact

a non-agression pact between germany and the soviet union

what was the battle of britian

germanys failed air campaign to invade england

what part of france stayed unoccupied by germany

vichy france

what was most attitude toward WWII at first

they wanted to stay neutral

what lend-lease act

law allowing the US to sell or lend weapons to nations important to US defense1

what did roosevelt call the US during this time

the arsenal of democracy

what did the US and Britian decide their strategy would be if the US entered the war

focus on europe first, then japan

What event caused the US to enter WWII

japans attack on pearl harbor (Dec. 1941)

what law created the first peacetime draft

the selective training and service act (1940

were black soldiers integrated in WWII

no they served in segergated units

what caused germany to fight on two fronts

hitler broke the pact and invaded the soviet union (1941)

what happened to germany’s invasion of the soviet union?

it stalled during winter and failed

what two key battles turned the tide against the axis in 1943

stalingrad and el alamein

what was D-Day (operation overlord)

the allied invasion of normandy, France (June 1944)

when did germany surrender

may 1945

what happened right after pearl harbor in the pacific

the US struggles and japan had early victories

what three battles turned the tide for the US in the pacific

coral sea, midway, and guadalcanal

what was the US island-hopping strategy

capturing key islands and skipping others to mobve closer to Japan

what was the manhattan project

the secret US program that developed the atomic bomb

who led he manhattan project

J robert oppenheimer (like the movie)

when were atomic bombs dropped in japan

august 6 and 9, 1945

why did the US drop the bombs

to aviod a costly invasion of japan and end the war quickly

when did japan surrender

1945, after the atomic bombing

what happened to jobs when men went to war

women took their jobs in factories and offices

how did WWII affect womens rights

it helped spark a resurgence in the women’s right movemnet

what happened to japanese-americans during the war

they were forced into internment camps

what was the japanese iternment

relocation of japanese-americans to camps due to fear and racism

when did the US apologize for japanese internment

about 40 years later, with reparations

what was unique about WWII strategy planning

many strategies and post-war plans were decided during the war at conferences

what were some major wartime conferences

tehran, casablanca, yalta, potsdam

why was the yalta conference important

it occured near the war’s end and made the soviets full allies shaping post-war tensions

WWII started with the german invasion of

poland

axis powers

italy germany japan

what three countriers did hitler take over

france, austria, poland

lending arms to support the allies

lend lease

why does japan attack pearl harbor

US put oil embargo on them

double V campaign was assoicated with

african americans

rosie the riveter was assoicatated with

women working in factories

what ended the war in the pacific

atomic bomb

where was the atomic bomb dropped

Hiroshima and Nagasaki