Beacon US - WWII - Parts 5-6A

Establishing a fixed amount of goods deemed essential for the military is called this:

• Rationing

• Price Fixing

They attacked Pearl Harbor with the expectation that once Americans had experienced their power, they would shrink from further conflict.

• Japan

• Germany

This became the American battle cry after Pearl Harbor.

• Remember Pearl Harbor

• It's On

The invasion of Axis controlled North Africa. 

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Torch

General Marshall pushed for the creation of this group, allowing women to serve in the military in non-combative rules.

• American Women in the War (AWW)

• Women's Auxiliary Air Corps (WAAC)

In defending Stalingrad, the Soviets lost this many people.

• 1,100,000

• 3,200,000

This set in and turned the tide to the Soviets in the Battle of Stalingrad.

• Tsunamis

• Winter

After much protest, this group began serving in combat roles in 1943.

• African Americans

• Mexican Americans

These plants were shut down and retooled to produce tanks, planes, boats and command cars.

• Automobile

• Ship

These plants were shut down and retooled to produce tanks, planes, boats and command cars.

• Soviet Fighters

• Soviet Oil Fields