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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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

19. 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

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

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

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

28. 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

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

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

31. 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

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

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

34. 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

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 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.