WWII Review

What were the causes of World War II?

• Allied forces landed at Normandy in France & began to free Europe from Nazi occupation

• The attempted genocide of the Jewish & other peoples by the Nazi during WWII

• -Rise of European Dictators

  -Failure of the League of Nations/Appeasement

  -U.S. Neutrality

  -Japanese Aggression

• The retaking of islands in Pacific by the U.S. from Japan one at a time

Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?

• The U.S. placed sanctions on Japanese oil & other goods keeping them from expanding their empire

• A group of African - American pilots that served as escorts for bombers

• The fighting in the Pacific include many small islands which created strategic problems for the troops

• Soldiers captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines were forced to march 60 miles; 5000 died along the way

What event led to the United States joining World War II?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor - “...day that will live in infamy…” President FDR

• U.S. fleet sank 4 Japanese carriers cripple their fleet &  forced the Japanese to start retreating towards Japan

• Japan would not surrender & Truman did not want Americans to die in an invasion of Japan

What was the significance of D-Day?

• The fighting in the Pacific include many small islands which created strategic problems for the troops

• Atomic Bomb

• To help pay for the war

• Allied forces landed at Normandy in France & began to free Europe from Nazi occupation

Who won the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II?

• A group of African - American pilots that served as escorts for bombers

• Vernon Baker

• Douglas MacArthur

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen?

• Soldiers captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines were forced to march 60 miles; 5000 died along the way 

• The retaking of islands in Pacific by the U.S. from Japan one at a time

• A group of African - American pilots that served as escorts for bombers

• Japan would not surrender & Truman did not want Americans to die in an invasion of Japan

What was the Holocaust?

• The retaking of islands in Pacific by the U.S. from Japan one at a time

• Preparing for War

• The willingness of millions of Americans to help with the war effort

• The attempted genocide of the Jewish & other peoples by the Nazi during WWII

How was the fighting  in the Pacific different from the fighting in Europe?

• The fighting in the Pacific include many small islands which created strategic problems for the troops

• The U.S. entrance into World War II

• Switched from peacetime to wartime production Ex: cars to tanks

• Allowed the U.S. to have enough resources to fight the war

Who was the commander of the American forces in the Philippines during World War II?

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

• Douglas MacArthur

• Navajo

• Vernon Baker

What was the significance of the Bataan Death March?

• U.S. fleet sank 4 Japanese carriers cripple their fleet &  forced the Japanese to start retreating towards Japan

• Japan would not surrender & Truman did not want Americans to die in an invasion of Japan

• Soldiers captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines were forced to march 60 miles; 5000 died along the way

• The U.S. entrance into World War II