World War II Review Notecards
1. Led by Dwight D. Eisenhower, over a million troops
(the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches
at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France.
The turning point of World War II.
2. A bloody and prolonged island operation in which
American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders
(February and March 1945)
3. What was the name of the pact signed in 1929 as
a pledge by sixty-two nations to avoid war by settling
disputes through peaceful means?
4. The precursor to the United Nations, this was a
proposed union of the world powers after
World War I; the brainchild of Wilson, who fought
tooth-and-nail for its passage. Us. Never joined because
of fear of being pulled in to European conflicts.
5. What was the name of the 1921-1922 meeting held
in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of discussing
naval disarmament which was made up of nine world
powers?
6. A form of government in which the ruler is an
absolute dictator.
7. Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head
of the Communist Party and created a
totalitarian state by purging all opposition.
8. The joint declaration, in August 1941, by Roosevelt
and Churchill, stating common principles for the free world:
self-determination, free choice of government, equal
opportunities for all nations for trade, permanent system
of general security and disarmament.
9. March 1941 Law that made the US the "arsenal for democracy.”
The legislation gave President Franklin D. Roosevelt
the powers to sell, transfer, exchange, lend equipment
to any country to help it defend itself against the Axis powers.
10. This WWII strategy allowed the U.S. to conserve
Resources by strategically conquering only certain Pacific
islands that were less protected and were important to
the Allied advance toward Japan. The capture of each
successive island from the Japanese brought the
American navy closer to an invasion of Japan.
11. Fascist dictator of Italy. He led Italy to conquer
Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936),
and allied Italy with Germany in World War II.
12. He was the Japanese Prime Minister who directly
initiated the war against the United States by giving
his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
13. Were sold by the U.S. government during WWII to
fund the war effort.
14. An all Japanese-American army unit. They fought
primarily in Europe (Italy, southern France, & Germany),
despite the fact that many of their family members were
detained by the U.S. government.
15. Shortage of workers in farms and factories led to
agreement with Mexico in 1942 bringing thousands
of Mexican agricultural workers into the US.
16. Native Americans who served in the United States
Marine corps whose primary job was the
transmission of secret tactical messages in their
native Navajo language.
17. In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the
government's policy of detaining Japanese Americans
in internment camps, even when there was
no specific evidence that they posed a danger
to American security. The Court justified the policy
as a military necessity in wartime.
18. Became president when FDR died.
Gave the order to drop the atomic bombs.
19. General of Allied Powers for U.S.
Leads Island Hopping, beginning in New Guinea
and then heading up to the Philippines. His men
liberate Manila, Philippines from Japan
occupation Feb.1945.
20. Federal agency that required companies with
government contracts not discriminate on the basis
of race or religion. This was established to guarantee
opportunities for African American employment in
World War II industries.
21. Dec.1944-Jan.1945. Last big offensive attack
for Hitler. Surprised and surrounded troops in
Ardennes Forest in Belgium. An Allied victory.
22. What government ordered WWII program was put in to
effect to conserve raw materials for the war effort?
23. United States Army installation located astride
the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville,
Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee.
It is home to the 101st Airborne Division.
24. Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, it was one of the
U.S. Army's largest training bases during World War II. It
officially became a prisoner of war camp on May 12, 1942.
The camp housed Italian and German POWs. Prisoners became
laborers in the hospitals and on farms in the local community.
25. Born in Nashville, TN, she was an US aviator who
became famous for two aviation related events.
While conducting a civilian training flight at Pearl Harbor,
she was the first US pilot to encounter the Japanese air
fleet during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. She became the
first female pilot in American history to die on active duty.
26. This dictator was the leader of the Nazi Party. He believed
that strong leadership was required to save Germanic society,
which was at risk due to Jewish, socialist, democratic,
and liberal forces.
27. A system of government characterized by strict
social and economic control and a strong,
centralized government usually headed by a
dictator. First found in Italy by Mussolini.
28. Roosevelt's speech 1937 that proposed strong
US measures against overseas aggressors (Japan).
The speech was an act of condemnation of Japan's
invasion of China in 1937 and called for the
use of economic embargos to restrict the behavior
of aggressive nations. FDR backed off the aggressive
stance after criticism, but it showed that he was
moving the country slowly out of isolationism.
29. British Prime Minister during World War II.
30. What top-secret city in Tennessee was created in
association with the Manhattan Project?
31. Goals famously articulated by United States
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the State of the
Union Address he delivered on January 6, 1941.
In an address, Roosevelt proposed four points as
fundamental freedoms humans "everywhere in the world"
ought to enjoy: speech and expression, religion, want, fear.
32. What major event pulled the U.S. in to WWII?
33. Managed all the branches of the U.S. armed forces from
Washington D.C. and later became Secretary of State
who developed a program of massive aid for
the reconstruction of Europe.
34. Site of important battle near Japanese mainland;
last battle before atomic bombs; Allies won
35. Popular name of a group of African American
pilots who fought in World War II.
36. United States general who supervised the
invasion of Normandy and the defeat of
Nazi Germany.
37. What was the name given to the forced 60-mile march
on the Philippines of American and Filipino prisoners
by the Japanese?
38. This operation in Nashville can be traced back to 1939
when it was known as Stinson Aircraft Co.
As a division of the Aviation Co., the third-largest producer
of war materials during World War I.
39. February 1945 meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The leaders agreed to require Germany’s unconditional
surrender and to set up in the conquered nation four zones
of occupation to be run by their three countries and France.
40. July 1945 meeting for Allied leaders to discuss
how to implement the agreements reached at Yalta.
Ultimatum issued to Japan to surrender or be bombed.
41. What was the American response/reaction to the Holocaust?