World War II

Rationing was...

• limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy to leave more for military use.

• fostered cooperation between the Great Powers after the war ended.

• the willful annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural/ethnic group.

• Nazi ideology that believed this process would help exterminate the Jewish people.

What was the United Nations?

• This organization could control wages and set prices.

• Giving in to the demands of Aggressors to keep the peace (provokes more aggression)

• To increase economic support for Britain

• Organization created to encourage cooperation between great powers (major countries)

Which of the following was an effect the D-Day invasion had on World War II?

• Forced the Germans to fight the war on two fronts.

• Diverted attention from the truly important war in the Pacific.

• Turned the war in favor of the Germans.

• Established France as one of the world’s superpowers.

To develop an atomic bomb was the goal of this

• Yalta conference

• Hitler's Nazi Party

• Geneva Convention

• Manhattan Project

The allies adopted this strategy because they believed Germany was more of a serious log term threat.

• Germany First

• Pacific Strategy

• Europe First

• Blitzkrieg Strategy

Why did Stalin want Britain and the US to open a 2nd front in France?

• To distract Germany so he could invade Berlin.

• To force Germany to divide their troops between the 2 fronts.

• To avoid the u-boats in the English Channel

• To capture Paris

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad the turning point in the European front?

• Britain suffered many losses due to Germany's Blitzkrieg

• Hitler's plans of controlling Europe ended.

• Hitler killed himself.

• both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.

U.S. victory in the Pacific; U.S. warplanes sank 4 Japanese carriers and crippled their navy. It was a turning point in the war.

• Battle of Battan

• Battle of Guam

• Battle of the Philippine Sea

• Battle of Midway

President of the United States at the end of WWII; he made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in order to save American lives

• FDR

• Woodrow Wilson

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

The Allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin due to this amphibious invasion.

• Battle of Midway

• V-E Day

• D Day

• Battle of the Bulge