The World at War… Again Review for Quiz #2 (notes 4-6)

Click One Time for Answer The leaders of the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union were given what nickname? The Big Three Click One Time for Answer

Another name for the main battle area or front called this theater Click One Time for Answer

Where were the two main battle fronts or theaters of war fought? Europe/Africa Pacific Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was the nickname of the largest water-to-land (amphibious) invasion in Europe? D-Day or the D-Day Invasion Click One Time for Answer

The date of the D-Day Invasion (Invasion of Normandy) is... June 6, 1944 Click One Time for Answer

Who was the military leader of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy? General Dwight D. Eisenhower Click One Time for Answer

What was the name and date of when Germany surrendered? V-E Day May 8, 1945 Click One Time for Answer

Who became president when FDR passed away? His VP, Harry S. Truman Click One Time for Answer

Click Two Times for Answers Which island in the Pacific was the turning point in the war in that theater? Midway Click Two Times for Answers

What new kind of bomb was first used in WW2? Atomic bomb, or the A-bomb What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What were the names of the two Japanese cities on which the atomic bomb was dropped? Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and then Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was the name of the bomber plane that carried the first atomic bomb and dropped it on Hiroshima? What was the name of the bomber plane that carried the first atomic bomb and dropped it on Hiroshima? What was the name of the bomber plane that carried the first atomic bomb and dropped it on Hiroshima? What was the name of the bomber plane that carried the first atomic bomb and dropped it on Hiroshima? What was the name of the bomber plane that carried the first atomic bomb and dropped it on Hiroshima? The Enola Gay, named after the pilot’s mom German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party German National Socialist Party What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

What was the name and when was the day that Japan surrendered? V-J Day (Victory over Japan) August 15, 1945 What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Which Native American tribe helped to transmit messages in their native tongue so no country could decipher them? Navajo What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Which island in the Pacific was the place of the famous flag-raising photo? Iwo Jima Click One Time for Answer

The name of the secret organization that developed the atomic bomb? Manhattan Project Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What did the Allies hope to accomplish from Operation Torch in North Africa? to divert German troops and take pressure off of the Soviet Union To protect the oil fields in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea from German control What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb? As punishment for the Pearl Harbor attack It was the only way to get Japan to surrender What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

What was the island-hopping strategy and where was it used? It was used in the Pacific theater To capture Japanese-held islands and use them as bases for more attacks as we worked our way towards Japan to bomb it What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Some women worked in this organization as nurses, radio operators, mechanics, and pilots WAC or the Women’s Army Corps Click One Time for Answer

Who was the symbol for working women in the factories during WW2? “Rosie the Riveter” Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Where were the Japanese Americans sent after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Internment or Relocation Camps Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Americans received this kind of card that limited the amount or how much of a product could be purchased each month Ration card Click One Time for Answer

This was the symbol for the working woman in factories during WW2 Rosie the Riveter Click One Time for Answer

What kinds of things were Americans asked to ration? Milk, butter, eggs, sugar Rubber,oil Click One Time for Answer

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? African American pilots in WW2 who helped escort bomber planes in WW2 Click One Time for Answer

Why did women have to enter the workforce during WW2? Men left to join/help out with the military and left their factory jobs open, so women helped fill the labor shortages Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer In the title “Rosie the Riveter,” the term riveter is probably referring to which of following: housewife, soldier, steel worker, or a farmer? Steel worker Click One Time for Answer

What was the name of the French beach where D-Day took place? Normandy, France Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Which battle led to the eventual surrender of the Axis Powers in the European theater? D-Day/Normandy Invasion Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Which battle in the Pacific Theater helped save Australia from a Japanese invasion? Battle of Coral Sea Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What kind of units did African Americans serve in, which we made up entirely of other black soldiers. Segregated units (all black or all white units) Click One Time for Answer