Transcript quiz 2 review notes 4

The World at War… Again
Review for Quiz #2 (notes 4-6)
The leaders of the US, Britain, and
the Soviet Union were given what
nickname?
• The Big Three
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Another name for the main
battle area or front called this
• theater
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Where were the two main battle
fronts or theaters of war fought?
• Europe/Africa
• Pacific
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What was the nickname of the largest
water-to-land (amphibious) invasion in
Europe?
• D-Day or the D-Day Invasion
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The date of the D-Day Invasion
(Invasion of Normandy) is...
• June 6, 1944
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Who was the military leader of the
D-Day Invasion of Normandy?
• General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What was the name and date of
when Germany surrendered?
• V-E Day
• May 8, 1945
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Who became president when FDR
passed away?
• His VP, Harry S. Truman
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Which island in the Pacific was the
turning point in the war in that
theater?
• Midway
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What new kind of bomb was first
used in WW2?
• Atomic bomb, or the A-bomb
What was another name for the Nazi Party
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What were the names of the two
Japanese cities on which the
atomic bomb was dropped?
• Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and then
What was another name for the Nazi Party
Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)
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What was the name and when was
the day that Japan surrendered?
• V-J Day (Victory over Japan)
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• August 15, 1945
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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
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Which island in the Pacific was the
place of the famous flag-raising
photo?
• Iwo Jima
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The name of the secret
organization that developed the
atomic bomb?
• Manhattan Project
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What did the Allies hope to
accomplish from Operation
Torch in North Africa?
• to divert German troops and take pressure
What was another name for the Nazi Party
off of the Soviet Union
• To protect the oil fields in the Middle East
and the Mediterranean Sea from German
control
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Why did President Truman
decide to use the atomic bomb?
• As punishment for the Pearl Harbor attack
What was another name for the Nazi Party
• It was the only way to get Japan to
surrender
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What was the island-hopping
strategy and where was it used?
• It was used in the Pacific theater
What was another name for the Nazi Party
• To capture Japanese-held islands and use
them as bases for more attacks as we
worked our way towards Japan to bomb it
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Some women worked in this
organization as nurses, radio
operators, mechanics, and pilots
• WAC or the Women’s Army Corps
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Who was the symbol for working
women in the factories during WW2?
• “Rosie the Riveter”
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Where were the Japanese Americans
sent after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
• Internment or Relocation Camps
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Americans received this kind of card
that limited the amount or how much of
a product could be purchased each
month
• Ration card
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This was the symbol for the working
woman in factories during WW2
• Rosie the Riveter
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What kinds of things were Americans
asked to ration?
• Milk, butter, eggs, sugar
• Rubber,oil
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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
• African American pilots in WW2 who
helped escort bomber planes in WW2
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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
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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
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What was the name of the French
beach where D-Day took place?
• Normandy, France
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Which battle led to the eventual
surrender of the Axis Powers in the
European theater?
• D-Day/Normandy Invasion
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Which battle in the Pacific Theater
helped save Australia from a Japanese
invasion?
• Battle of Coral Sea
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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)
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