American History Review Unit 7: World War II American History Review

Clue Answer Children of Issei 442nd Regimental Combat Team, most decorated military unit in U.S. History was made up of Clue Answer Children of Issei Nisei

Answers Clue Iwo Jima Atomic Bomb 6,000 Americans killed & 20,000 injured in taking Japanese island of _______ _______ led to decision to use _____________ Answers Clue Iwo Jima Atomic Bomb

made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan Clue Answer FDR’s V-P Truman

Answers Clue We the people After World War II Japan had a new _________________ and enacted _______________reforms Answers Clue Constitution We the people democratic

Clue Answer Nazi Rally City After WWII ended, German military and political leaders were tried for war crimes at Clue Answer Nazi Rally City Nuremberg

Allied forces were knew German and Japanese war plans because of Clue Answer Decoding Machine Enigma

Clue Answer Money move Cash-and-Carry Although Americans wanted isolationism, FDR tried to help Great Britain with _____________ - and - ___________ program Clue Answer Money move Cash-and-Carry

Halfway between Hawaii & Japan As a result of the Battle of _______________ Japan never again dominated the Pacific Clue Answer Halfway between Hawaii & Japan Midway

Answers Clue Harikiri killing surrender As American forces approached Japan, the Japanese forces fought almost to last soldier, preferring ____________ themselves to ________________. Answers Clue killing surrender Harikiri

Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Treblinka were Nazi extermination camps for Clue Answer Holocaust Jews

Clue Answer Rosie women Compared with ___ before 1939, working ___ of World War II were more likely to be engaged in heavy industrial work (one answer both blanks) Clue Answer Rosie women

Clue Answer coupons rationing During World War II, American families at home faced _________________ of food and fuel. Clue Answer coupons rationing

Clue Answer Made weapons During World War II, many African Americans found work with national ________________ employers. Clue Answer Made weapons defense

Clue Answer before CIA OSS During World War II, the United States developed its first intelligence service known as ______________ Clue Answer before CIA OSS

Answers Clue discriminated During WWII, labor shortages resulted in jobs for ________________, _____________________, and ___________________ Answers Clue Women African Americans Mexican Americans discriminated

Answers Clue Cold War Enemies ______________________ & __________________ emerged as the strongest nations following World War II Answers Clue USA Soviet Union Cold War Enemies

Answers Clues Event, place, date Pearl Harbor war Dec. 7, 1941 FDR and knew that __________ with Japan was imminent but not that attack would be on ______________ ______________ or on _______________________ (date) Answers Clues Event, place, date Pearl Harbor war Dec. 7, 1941

Answers Clues Civil Rights Fight Freedom Following World War II, many African Americans were determined to _______________ for their own __________________. Answers Clues Fight Freedom Civil Rights

Germany’s last offensive against the allies took place during Christmas of 1944 at the Battle of ______________________ Clue Answer Fat gut Bulge

How many American lives did Truman’s advisors predict would be lost in an invasion of Japan? Clue Answer 7 digits 1,000,000

In ______________________ v. U. S In ______________________ v. U.S., the Supreme Court ruled internment of Japanese Americans was constitutional Clue Answer Matsukore Korematsu

Clues Answers Moving Asian evacuation Japanese In __________________ instructions given to ____________________ Americans, they were only allowed to take with them what they could carry. Clues Answers evacuation Moving Asian Japanese

Answers Clues Brit PM Not Malta Churchill Yalta In February of 1945, Roosevelt, ______________ and Stalin met at ______________ to coordinate strategy to end WWII. Answers Clues Churchill Brit PM Not Malta Yalta

Clue Answer European Island England Lend-Lease Act approved by Congress in March 1941 was primarily aimed at keeping what _______________ from caving in to the Nazi military machine Clue Answer European Island England

Answers Clues Make small National Not deaths Minimize American Lives Main reason Truman approved of Atom Bomb against Japan was to _______________ loss of ______________ ___________ Clues Answers Minimize American Lives Make small National Not deaths

Clues Answers Internment Not concentration Japanese-Americans Manzanar was _______________________ camp for ________________________________ Clues Answers Internment Japanese-Americans Not concentration Asian-Americans

Answers Clues Gasoline junk old ships oil Scrap iron Reasons for Japanese aggression in 1941: After Japan occupied French-Indochina U.S. placed an ___________ and __________ _____________ embargo on Japan in an attempt to force their withdrawal. Answers Clues oil Gasoline junk old ships Scrap iron

Clue Answer Nazi Rally City Nuremberg The _______________________ Laws denied German citizenship and other rights to Jews Clue Answer Nazi Rally City Nuremberg

The Allies started winning the war in Europe after the ________________ invasion Clue Answer Not H-Hour D-Day

Clue Answer Leave me alone Isolationism Throughout 1930s, the United States was unwilling to commit itself to working with other countries to restore stability to the world. This attitude was reflected in its foreign policy of Clue Answer Leave me alone Isolationism

Tuskegee Airmen were sponsored by Clue Answer TR’s Niece Eleanor Roosevelt

Wartime migration led to violence between Mexican American youths and off-duty sailors in ___________________, California Clue Answer Zoot Suit Riots Los Angeles

With bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japan also invaded the Philippines With bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japan also invaded the Philippines. This resulted in _____________ ___________ March Clue Answer Not life Bataan Death

You will also be tested on your understanding passages from primary source documents, political cartoons, photographs, song lyrics, charts and graphs, such as… Have you heard that Minnie's In The Money? Take my word that Minnie's In The Money She hasn't got a guy who's got a diamond mine But she's a welder on the old assembly line So bless her, yes sir, for Minnie's In The Money Minnie's In The Money, that's fine She's helping Uncle Sam to keep these people free She's okay, hooray! Minnies in the dough-ray-me.

Long Essay Question: (1-2 pages) Your choice between the following: Compare and contrast the Holocaust with the Internment of Japanese Americans. Be sure to discuss the causes and effects. Compare and contrast the experience of American soldiers fighting in World War II with that of the civilian population at home. Be sure to include a comparison of the roles of women or a minority group.

Short Answer Essays: There will be some (you choose 2 of 4 choices) short answer essays (1-2 paragraphs) such as Analyze the photograph to the right by describing what you see and explaining the historical significance of the photo.