1. Unit 8 – WWII and the 1940s
Jeopardy Review

2. A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions

3. A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions

4. A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions
Internment

5. What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

6. What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

7. What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled North Africa, with the intention to regain control?
Operation Torch

8. What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

9. What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

10. What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?
What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?
War Production Board

11. Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend Midway specifically?

12. Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend Midway specifically?

13. Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend Midway specifically?
Chester Nimitz

14. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

15. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

16. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.
Lend-Lease Act of 1941

17. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

18. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

19. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.
Lend-Lease Act of 1941

20. 2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

21. 2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

22. 2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones
Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937

23. 4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

24. 4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

25. 4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
Invasion of Poland

26. 5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

27. 5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

28. 5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.
Atlantic Charter

29. 6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

30. 6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

31. Fall of France in summer of 1940
6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe
Fall of France in summer of 1940

32. 7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

33. 7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

34. 7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States
50 American destroyers for leases on British air bases in Caribbean and North Atlantic

35. 8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

36. 8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

37. 8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat
The Allies’ war strategy

38. 9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

39. 9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

40. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

41. 10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

42. 10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

43. 10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea
The U.S. and Australian forces

44. 11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register.

45. 11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register.

46. The Selective Training and Service Act
11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register.
The Selective Training and Service Act

47. 12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military leaders

48. 12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military leaders

49. A threat because of their questionable loyalty to the U.S.
12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military leaders
A threat because of their questionable loyalty to the U.S.

50. 13. December 7, 1941

51. 13. December 7, 1941

52. When Pearl Harbor was bombed
13. December 7, 1941
When Pearl Harbor was bombed

53. 14. In 1940, these three countries formed an alliance to discourage America from entering the conflicts in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

54. 14. In 1940, these three countries formed an alliance to discourage America from entering the conflicts in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

55. Germany, Italy, and Japan
14. In 1940, these three countries formed an alliance to discourage America from entering the conflicts in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Germany, Italy, and Japan

56. 15. In 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war, FDR met with Prime Minister Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland and developed a set of principles for fighting the war that came to be known as this.

57. 15. In 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war, FDR met with Prime Minister Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland and developed a set of principles for fighting the war that came to be known as this.

58. 15. In 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war, FDR met with Prime Minister Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland and developed a set of principles for fighting the war that came to be known as this.
The Atlantic Charter

59. 16. In a November 1941 report, State Department Special Agent Curtis Munson drew this conclusion after studying Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.

60. 16. In a November 1941 report, State Department Special Agent Curtis Munson drew this conclusion after studying Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.

61. 16. In a November 1941 report, State Department Special Agent Curtis Munson drew this conclusion after studying Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.
They were, for the most part, loyal. The Nisei showed a pathetic eagerness to be American…

62. 17. Military strategy used by the U. S
17. Military strategy used by the U.S. as it moved to capture land close enough to Japan to launch air raids against Japanese cities

63. 17. Military strategy used by the U. S
17. Military strategy used by the U.S. as it moved to capture land close enough to Japan to launch air raids against Japanese cities

64. 17. Military strategy used by the U. S
17. Military strategy used by the U.S. as it moved to capture land close enough to Japan to launch air raids against Japanese cities
Island hopping

65. 18. It unified the American people behind the war effort

66. 18. It unified the American people behind the war effort

67. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
18. It unified the American people behind the war effort
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

68. 19. By raising taxes and selling war bonds

69. 19. By raising taxes and selling war bonds

70. 19. By raising taxes and selling war bonds
How the U.S. finance WWII

71. 20. The Battle of the Bulge

72. 20. The Battle of the Bulge

73. 20. The Battle of the Bulge
Last, exhausting German effort to turn back the Allied armies invading from the West

74. 22. Executive Order 9077.

75. 22. Executive Order 9077.

76. 22. Executive Order 9077.
It established exclusion zones and forced the relocation of residents of Japanese ancestry

77. 23. $20,000 and a letter of apology.

78. 23. $20,000 and a letter of apology.

79. 23. $20,000 and a letter of apology.
What the government gave every Japanese American, beginning in 1990, who was interned in camps during WWII.

80. 25. Rosie the Riveter

81. 25. Rosie the Riveter

82. 25. Rosie the Riveter
The name given to women who entered the workforce during WWII and performed traditionally male jobs.

83. 27. Agreed not to strike

84. 27. Agreed not to strike

85. 27. Agreed not to strike
What the unions agree to do during the war years so as not to interrupt vital war production

86. 28. Sugar, coffee, meat and gasoline.

87. 28. Sugar, coffee, meat and gasoline.

88. The items that were rationed during WWII
28. Sugar, coffee, meat and gasoline.
The items that were rationed during WWII

89. 29. Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

90. 29. Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

91. 29. Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)
The agency that Roosevelt establish by Executive Order 8802, under pressure from African Americans, to correct discrimination in hiring practices during WWII

92. 31. U.S. soldiers fought on these three fronts during World War II.

93. 31. U.S. soldiers fought on these three fronts during World War II.

94. The Western, African and Pacific fronts
31. U.S. soldiers fought on these three fronts during World War II.
The Western, African and Pacific fronts

95. 32. Originally applied to the standard gear issued to every soldier by the government, these two letters came to stand for the soldiers themselves.

96. 32. Originally applied to the standard gear issued to every soldier by the government, these two letters came to stand for the soldiers themselves.

97. 32. Originally applied to the standard gear issued to every soldier by the government, these two letters came to stand for the soldiers themselves.
What are GI?

98. 33. The Allies

99. 33. The Allies

100. U.S., Great Britain and the Soviet Union
33. The Allies
U.S., Great Britain and the Soviet Union

101. 34. Continued to face discrimination during WWII and were forced to perform non-combat jobs or serve in segregated units.

102. 34. Continued to face discrimination during WWII and were forced to perform non-combat jobs or serve in segregated units.

103. African American soldiers
34. Continued to face discrimination during WWII and were forced to perform non-combat jobs or serve in segregated units.
African American soldiers

104. 35. June 6, 1944

105. 35. June 6, 1944

106. 35. June 6, 1944
D-Day. The day on which Normandy was invaded by American, British and French troops.

107. 36. His letter to FDR started a federal project to develop an atomic weapons.

108. 36. His letter to FDR started a federal project to develop an atomic weapons.

109. 36. His letter to FDR started a federal project to develop an atomic weapons.
Albert Einstein

110. 37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

111. 37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

112. The cities on which atomic bombs were dropped
37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The cities on which atomic bombs were dropped

113. 38. Stalin wanted this British and American action to siphon off Nazi troops from the Eastern front

114. 38. Stalin wanted this British and American action to siphon off Nazi troops from the Eastern front

115. 38. Stalin wanted this British and American action to siphon off Nazi troops from the Eastern front
Open a second front

116. 39. The first Allied invasion of Axis-occupied territory

117. 39. The first Allied invasion of Axis-occupied territory

118. North Africa in November 1942
39. The first Allied invasion of Axis-occupied territory
North Africa in November 1942

119. 40. It caused FDR to issue an executive order forbidding employment discrimination in companies with federal contracts

120. 40. It caused FDR to issue an executive order forbidding employment discrimination in companies with federal contracts

121. 40. It caused FDR to issue an executive order forbidding employment discrimination in companies with federal contracts
A. Phillip Randolph’s threat to lead a march on Washington to protest employment discrimination

122. 41. They expanded, gained economic power and benefits, and generally abided by a no-strike pledge during WWII

123. 41. They expanded, gained economic power and benefits, and generally abided by a no-strike pledge during WWII

124. 41. They expanded, gained economic power and benefits, and generally abided by a no-strike pledge during WWII
Labor unions

125. 42. They were tried before international tribunals in Tokyo and Germany

126. 42. They were tried before international tribunals in Tokyo and Germany

127. German and Japanese war leaders
42. They were tried before international tribunals in Tokyo and Germany
German and Japanese war leaders

128. 43. Using it would end the war quickly and save lives

129. 43. Using it would end the war quickly and save lives

130. A justification for using the atomic bomb
43. Using it would end the war quickly and save lives
A justification for using the atomic bomb

131. 44. Japan was defeated and would soon have surrendered anyway

132. 44. Japan was defeated and would soon have surrendered anyway

133. 44. Japan was defeated and would soon have surrendered anyway
What argument is used to show that dropping the A-bomb was not necessary to end the war

134. 46. Like the Germans, the Allied air force used this total war technique.

135. .
46. Like the Germans, the Allied air force used this total war technique.

136. 46. Like the Germans, the Allied air force used this total war technique.
The extensively bombed civilian populations in German and Japanese cities

137. 47. This attitude toward Jews was an ingrained part of American society during the 1930s and 1940s and worked against organized action to help persecuted European Jews.

138. 47. This attitude toward Jews was an ingrained part of American society during the 1930s and 1940s and worked against organized action to help persecuted European Jews.

139. 47. This attitude toward Jews was an ingrained part of American society during the 1930s and 1940s and worked against organized action to help persecuted European Jews.
Anti-semitism

140. 50. Fear of sabotage and a flood of immigration caused the state department to adopt in 1940 this unofficial policy toward visa applicants.

141. 50. Fear of sabotage and a flood of immigration caused the state department to adopt in 1940 this unofficial policy toward visa applicants.

142. Bureaucratic red tape and delays
50. Fear of sabotage and a flood of immigration caused the state department to adopt in 1940 this unofficial policy toward visa applicants.
Bureaucratic red tape and delays

143. Category: The Eastern Front
Final Jeopardy
Category: The Eastern Front

144. The Battle of Stalingrad
Turning point of the war on the Eastern Front – Soviet aggression is stopped and turned back
The Battle of Stalingrad