American History WWII

  • three axis powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
  • what did the US do to raise money for the war: increase taxes, sold war bonds
  • war effort affected the home front: production increased, rations, more jobs
  • why did the allies agree to defeat germany after pearl harbor: if Germany beats england, we are alone in the war
  • invasion of sicily: 250,000 men, faulty plan, largest amphibious operation
  • on which two cities was the atomic bomb dropped: hiroshima and nagasaki
  • what was england’s lifeline in north africa: oil
  • FDR and churchill at casablanca: take out italy
  • Truman’s justification for using the atomic bomb: military, save lives
  • How did latin america help the allies: they were on the sidelines of the war, watching
  • “Shake hands with russia as far east as possible.” : keep russia from growing
  • how will the war affect women: more jobs and equality in the workforce
  • major objective of US in Pacific was to recapture: philippines
  • Allied bombing strategies in europe: saturation, incendiary, pinpoint
  • first american invasion of WWII: North Africa
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  • big three talked about germany: Yalta
  • supreme allied commander in Europe: Dwight D Eisenhower
  • Doolittle’s raid, first attack on japan: James Doolittle
  • presidential candidate vs FDR: Thomas Dewey
  • incarcerate japanese americans: Internment camp
  • atomic bomb, split the atom, scientist: Albert Einstein
  • capturing the big islands and leaving the smaller ones: island hopping
  • general in the pacific, head of US forces, “I shall return”: Douglas MacArthur
  • russian dictator: Josef Stalin
  • france D-Day: Normandy
  • blood banks and transfusions: Charles Drew
  • FDR’s running mate ‘44, VP: Harry Truman
  • english general, 8th army, north africa: Bernard montgomery
  • ceiling on the prices of goods for rationing: office of price administration
  • american general, 3rd army: George s patton
  • allow everyone to have a fixed amount: Rationing
  • desert fox, german general, africa korp: Erwin Rommel
  • secret plans for making atomic bombs: Manhattan Project
  • defensive line between germany and france, dragons teeth: Siegfried line
  • carrier, repaired in 2 days after hit by a bomb, lost at midway: Yorktown
  • carrier lost at coral sea: Lexington
  • carrier doolittle’s attack launched from: Hornet
  • POW camp for americans and filipino by japan: Bataan death march
  • represented women in the workforce: Rosie the Riveter
  • strategy against the japanese: Active Defense
  • june 6th, 1944 invasion of europe: D-Day
  • winner takes whatever they want, no terms: unconditional surrender
  • ardennes offensive december ‘44 - january ‘45, biggest battle fought by US army: Battle of the bulge
  • first japanese naval defeat: midway
  • first naval carrier vs carrier battle, US vs Japan: Coral sea
  • save australia: Guadalcanal
  • flying fortress: b-17
  • bombers used in doolittles raid: b-25
  • super fortress, pacific theater: b-29