11.8 USHG - World War II | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The Nuremberg Trials were held to

Hold Nazi leaders accountable for war crimes

Prosecute Allied war crimes

Establish the UN

Decide postwar U.S. foreign policy

One similarity between WWI and WWII is that during both wars

The U.S. government expanded its power to manage the economy

Women lost voting rights during the war

The U.S. joined the Axis powers

Farmers refused to produce food for the war

A major result of WWII was

Emergence of the U.S. and Soviet Union as superpowers

U.S. withdrawal from foreign affairs

Disbanding of the military

Reinstatement of the League of Nations

The United Nations was formed to

Promote peace and prevent future global conflicts

Replace the Supreme Court

Enforce U.S. trade policy

Control nuclear weapons

WWII ended in the Pacific when

Japan surrendered after atomic bombs were dropped

Germany declared war on Japan

The Soviet Union took over Tokyo

The Philippines fell

WWII ended in Europe when

Germany surrendered in May 1945

Mussolini surrendered

The U.S. dropped the atomic bomb

Japan surrendered

One impact of WWII on the U.S. economy was

A massive increase in industrial production and employment

A return to the Great Depression

Lower wages for workers

A decline in consumer demand

The GI Bill helped WWII veterans by

Providing education and housing benefits

Granting automatic citizenship

Offering jobs in Canada

Reducing Social Security taxes

The U.S. response to the Holocaust during the war was criticized for

Failing to act quickly to stop the genocide

Supporting Hitler

Providing aid to concentration camps

Declaring war on Germany too early

The Holocaust was the

Systematic genocide of Jews and other minorities

Allied bombing of German cities

Name for the invasion of Poland

Soviet plan to expand communism

A. Philip Randolph is best known for

Organizing a march to protest discrimination in wartime jobs

Voting rights activism

Leading the Harlem Renaissance

Opposing the New Deal

The role of African Americans during WWII included

Serving in segregated units and working in defense industry

Being excluded from all service

Only serving in the navy

Protesting against the U.S. government abroad

Rationing during WWII was used to

Ensure that vital resources were available for the war

Reduce exports

Provide for the homeless

Lower corporate taxes

The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was created to

Control inflation and ration goods during the war

Fund New Deal programs

Increase wages for all workers

Reduce immigration from Europe

"Rosie the Riveter" became a symbol of

Women working in wartime industries

Anti-war protests

Government surveillance

Military draft resistance

The role of women changed during WWII because they

Took jobs in factories to support the war effort

Served as generals

Gained the right to vote

Enlisted in combat divisions

The purpose of war bonds was to

Raise money from citizens to support the war effort

Finance military spending through income tax

Encourage people to save for retirement

Promote enlistment in the military

The internment of Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in

Korematsu v. United States

Roe v. Wade

Brown v. Board of Education

Schenck v. United States

Internment camps during WWII were used to

Detain Japanese Americans on suspicion of disloyalty

House German POWs

Relocate war refugees

Train military officers

President Truman justified the use of atomic bombs by claiming it would

End the war quickly and save lives

Punish civilians for supporting Japan

Limit Soviet expansion

Test a new weapon in combat

The atomic bomb was dropped on

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Tokyo and Seoul

Berlin and Dresden

Stalingrad and Leningrad

The Manhattan Project was the code name for

The U.S. effort to develop an atomic bomb

The invasion of France

The rationing program

The rebuilding of Europe

The Battle of Midway is significant because it

Turned the tide in the Pacific in favor of the U.S.

Ended the European front

Caused Japan to surrender immediately

Led to the fall of Berlin

The turning point of the war in Europe was

D-Day invasion at Normandy

Battle of Okinawa

Bombing of Dresden

Fall of Paris

D-Day refers to the

Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France

Battle of the Bulge

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dropping of the atomic bomb

The Allied powers during WWII included

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union

Germany, Japan, Italy

France, Germany, China

United States, Japan, Italy

After Pearl Harbor, the U.S.

Declared war on Japan and entered WWII

Signed a neutrality agreement

Requested aid from Germany

Sent troops to Korea

The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on

December 7, 1941

November 11, 1942

September 1, 1939

June 6, 1944

The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to

Provide weapons to Allied nations without direct involvement

Withdraw from world affairs

Build military bases in South America

Prevent immigrants from entering the U.S.

The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s were intended to

Keep the U.S. out of future wars

Form military alliances

Promote arms sales

Expand overseas colonies

Before entering WWII, the U.S. aided the Allies through

The Lend-Lease Act

The Berlin Airlift

The War Powers Act

The Open Door Policy

One major reason the U.S. entered World War II was

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The success of the League of Nations

The spread of communism in Europe

The annexation of Austria by Germany