World War II Review

What was the name of the Treaty the ended WWI? Treaty of Versailles

This is a form of totalitarianism that glorified the State above the individual- Fascism

Economic difficulties Political difficulties Instability What difficulties were faced by countries such as Italy and Germany post World War I? Economic difficulties Political difficulties Instability

What country did Germany invade to start World War II? Poland

Germany giving Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland to Germany was an example of? Appeasement

What was the stance of the United States upon the start of WWII? neutrality

What was Roosevelt referring to when he said, “a date that would live in infamy?” Pearl Harbor

The Munich Agreement was an example of what policy? Appeasement

What event brought the United States directly into World War II? Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

What was the most decisive battle on the European front of World War II? D-Day Invasion

Where did the Allied troops land on D-Day? Normandy, France

This is the policy of leaders giving in to the demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace. Appeasement

What battle was considered the turning point in the Pacific? Battle of Midway

What was the Holocaust? Systematic killing of millions of Jews and other groups under Adolf Hitler and Nazi rule

What domestic issue did the United States involvement in World War II solve? The Great Depression

Went to work taking jobs in factories How did the role of women change in the United States during World War II? Went to work taking jobs in factories

Franklin Roosevelt broke Presidential precedent by doing what in 1940? Running for a third term

Korematsu V. The United States The Supreme Court case that affirmed it was legal to intern the Japanese Americans during World War II Korematsu V. The United States

Need for national security to be more important than individual What was the justification for the relocation of the Japanese Americans during World War II? Need for national security to be more important than individual

What was the name of the trial that was a result of The Holocaust and other atrocities committed by the Nazis? Nuremberg War Trial

What cities in Japan did the United States drop the atomic bomb on? Hiroshima and Nagasaki

How did Harry Truman justify dropping the atomic bomb on Japan? Ending the war would save many American lives

What was the United States trying to accomplish by using the atomic bomb on Japan? Japan to surrender

What was the U. S. policy that forced nations buying goods from the U What was the U.S. policy that forced nations buying goods from the U.S. to use their own ships and pay cash for the goods? Cash and Carry

What policy provided aid to Allied powers, specifically Great Britain and the Soviet Union? Lend-Lease Act

What organization was established in 1945 and was established to discuss problems and avoid war? United Nations

What was the purpose of the United Nations? Peacekeeping organization