The struggle to regain Europe from Nazi Germany and the Italians.

Perhaps the greatest battleground of World War Il was the battle to outproduce the Axis Powers.

An examination into executive orders placed by President Roosevelt to prevent discrimination in the workplace but also for the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans.

Located in Hawaii, this was a strategic U.S. naval base for operations in the Pacific Ocean. Suffered devastating losses during a surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, drawing the United States into World WII.

Set of laws passed by Congress which banned the sale of arms and the distribution of loans to nations at war.

Concept that Allied nations could buy arms from the United States but must pick them up in American ports to prevent loss of American ships and entry into World War II, allowed the United States to technically remain neutral while still supporting their allies

Law that allowed for the loan or lease of arms and supplies to any nation whose safety and security was of vital importance to American democracy and way of life.

Resource rich area of China that the Japanese invaded and controlled.

Term used to describe World War Il action in Europe against the Axis Powers.

Term used to describe World War Il action in the Pacific against the Japanese.

American military strategy which called for the taking of strategic islands closer and closer to Japan in an effort to organize the eventual invasion of Japan.

American naval victory in the Pacific and turning point of the Pacific Theater.

Secret research project to develop the atomic bomb.

Testing site of the first atomic bomb produced under the Manhattan Project.

Japanese city and site of the first atomic bomb dropped.

Japanese city that was the site of the second atomic bomb dropped.

Group of nations including the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union who opposed the Axis Powers.

Group of nations including Germany, Italy and Japan that opposed the Allied Powers.

Name given for the Allied invasion at Normandy, France.

Name for the invasion of Europe.

Air battles fought by the British against the Germans to hold off an invasion of Great Britain.

Victory in Europe Day. May 8, 1945

Victory in Japan Day. August 14, 1945

Government agency that dictated and coordinated what private industries would produce (certain supplies) for the war effort.

Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy or consume during wartime to allow more food/ goods for the military

The practice of growing one's own food to avoid consuming food that could otherwise be used for the war effort to feed soldiers.

Labor union of predominantly African Americans that organized a March on Washington and contributed to President Roosevelt's passing anti-discrimination in the workplace measures.

A confinement of citizens of Asian descent especially during war.

Supreme Court ruling during World War I which upheld the United States government to imprison those who pose a threat during times of war.

Supreme Court ruling which upheld the United States government's right to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II.

Government rule that has complete control over its citizens.

German physicist who sought asylum in the United States during World War II to escape Hitler's Germany and helped to develop the atomic bomb.

Militant general who became Prime Minister of Japan during World War II

Socialist totalitarian dictator of Germany who believed they were a master race

Communist totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union

Fascist dictator in Italy who formed an alliance with Hitler

Fascist dictator of Spain

Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II

American general and Supreme Allied Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, future president of the United States.

United States military leader over ground forces in the Philippines and Pacific.

Symbolic representation of women's role during the war effort on the homefront.

African American labor leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Porters who called for a March on Washington to protest racial discrimination during the war effort.

Vice President under Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Became 33rd President of the United States after Roosevelt's death. Made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.

Scientist who led the research team to develop the atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project.

A battleship that sunk the day of the attack. The memorial marks the final resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines who died on the ship.

Why did Japan hope to gain control of the Pacific?

What U.S. action posed a threat to Japanese military conquests before Pearl Harbor?

According to Japanese leaders, what was considered the greatest military threat to their empire?

When did Japanese leaders begin planning an eventual attack on a U.S. installation (The Japanese trained for months, coordinating ships and planes.)

What unusual geographical feature aided Japanese training for the attack on Pearl Harbor?

How did Japanese spies in Hawaii assist in preparing for the attack?

What day did Japanese spies report that most American ships were in harbor?

On what date did the Japanese launch the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Which U.S. location was targeted during the Japanese surprise attack?

What type of attack did Japan launch on Pearl Harbor?

What was the immediate outcome of the Pearl Harbor attack for Japan?

Approximately how many aircraft were destroyed in the attack?

How many U.S. ships were destroyed or damaged during the attack?

Roughly how many Americans were killed during the Pearl Harbor attack?

What part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet did the Japanese fail to destroy, even though it was originally planned?

What was the long-term effect of the Japanese attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet?

Who described December 7, 1941, as “a date which will live in infamy”?

What action did President Roosevelt request Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Who appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933?

True or False?: Adolf Hitler was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party for short.)

Which party did Adolf Hitler lead?

Which country was the first to be annexed by Nazi Germany (seized by Hitler's regime) in March 1938?

What did the Munich Pact of September 30, 1938, allow Nazi Germany to do?

The border region of Czechoslovakia where many ethnic Germans lived, in an effort to appease Germany and prevent war, was called the…

True or False?: Adolf Hitler, Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, French Premier Édouard Daladier and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact.

Which event directly began World War II on September 1, 1939?

Following the attack on the Allied nation of Poland, which countries declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939?

Within weeks of Germany’s invasion on September 1, 1939, what was the outcome for Poland?

Which pact provided for mutual assistance if any member nation was attacked by a country not already involved in World War II?

On April 9, 1940, Germany invaded which two nations?

Which group of nations did Germany invade on May 10, 1940?

When did France officially surrender to Germany?

Which battle marked Germany’s bombing campaign against Britain beginning on July 10, 1940?

Italy invaded British-controlled Egypt in September 1940 to expand Italian territories in North Africa and capture which strategic location?

Which agreement signed on September 27, 1940, formalized the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan to formalize the alliance of the Axis Powers?

Operation Barbarossa was the codename created by Nazi Germany for which military campaign launched on June 22, 1941?

Which event brought the Soviet Union into the Allied Powers/Nations?

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 8, 1941, what action did the U.S. take?

True or False?: Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt requested and subsequently received a declaration of war against Japan. With approval from Congress, the United States began the mobilization of civilian defense groups on the home front.

Which two nations declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941?

Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the United States in December 1941?

How did the United States respond after Germany and Italy declared war in December 1941?

Which major battle ended with German surrender to the Soviet Union on February 2, 1943?

Which event on June 6, 1944, marked the largest amphibious military operation in history?

Fill in the blank: On June 6, 1944, allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, in a highly calculated effort to liberate Western Europe from ______ control. The invasion, code named D-Day, became the largest amphibious military operation in history.

Germany launched its last major offensive in the Ardennes region between December 16, 1944, and January 16, 1945. What was this battle called?

Which battle became the largest fought along the Western Front during World War II, with German forces ultimately driven back by Allied troops?

When did Germany officially surrender to the Allies in Reims, France, ending WWII in Europe?

On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay; effectively ending World War Il in its entirety. What was signed?

A cook in the United States Navy who took control of a ship's gun and fought off Japanese planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His actions earned him the United States Navy's highest honor, the Navy Cross, making him the first African American to earn such an honor.

General name given to women who supported the war effort at home in manufacturing roles.

Group of Native Americans who utilized their native languages as a code during the Pacific Theater.

African American unit that trained in Tuskegee, Alabama and served heroically as pilots in Africa and Europe.

Japanese American regiment in Europe which became one of the most highly decorated units in American military history.

During which war did the Schenck v. United States case occur?

What was Charles Schenck arrested for?

What was the main issue in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

What precedent was set by the Schenck case?

What did the Supreme Court say about Schenck’s right to free speech?

Which quote best summarizes the outcome of Schenck v. United States?

What year was Korematsu v. United States decided?

What was Korematsu’s main argument in the case?

Why did the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the internment of Japanese Americans?

What justification did the Court give to support internment?

What did Korematsu hope would happen as a result of his case?

Which statement best reflects Korematsu’s quote about his internment?

What do both Schenck v. United States and Korematsu v. United States have in common?

How did both cases impact constitutional rights?

What legal principle did both cases help establish?

What is the correct order in which these events occurred?

A. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

B. Germany invades Poland

C. MacArthur occupies Japan

D. Allies invade Europe on D-Day

Which event caused the United States government to move from a policy of isolationism to declaration of war in 1941?

A major purpose of the GI Bill was to provide World War II veterans with…

When the United States entered World War II, it became allied with…

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Neutrality Acts?

In the 1930s, a main reason for the failure of peace in Europe was that…

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt refrain from intervening in Europe during the rise of totalitarian regimes in Germany and Italy?

A main purpose of government-ordered rationing during World War II was to…

Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to…

During World War II, the United States used rationing to…

During World War II, the United States used the strategy to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific…

During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because…

During World War II, how were resources preserved for the war effort?

Which of the following is most closely associated with the expanding roles for women during World War II?

On December 7, 1941 what American military base was attacked?

How did World War II impact the lives of African Americans from 1941 - 1945?