WWII Review 1939 1945 3 types of government
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WWII Review 1939 -1945
3 types of government: Communism Dictatorship Democracy
Dictatorship Democracy Communism
Axis vs. Great Britain Soviet Union Italy U. S. Germany Japan Allied
Alliances § § § Axis Forces Japan Italy Germany Allied Forces n Great Britain n Soviet Union n USA
Match the leaders and countries n n n Japan Italy Germany Great Britain Soviet Union U. S. A. n n n Stalin Hitler FDR/Truman Churchill Hirohito Mussolini
Leaders and Countries Japan Italy Germany Great Britain Soviet Union U. S. Hirohito Mussolini Hitler Churchill Stalin FDR/Truman
What Day is it? D-Day VE-Day VJ-Day
The allied invasion of Normandy France to get the Germans out of France. D-Day
The day after Germany surrendered to the Allies. VE-Day
Where did Japan surprise an attack on Dec. 7, 1941? Pearl Harbor
What Pacific island (close to Japan) provided a place for American planes to attack Japan? Iwo Jima
What was a period in history when Jews & other minorities were discriminated, imprisoned, and killed? Holocaust
What happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Truman made the difficult decision to drop bombs on these two Japanese cities.
Why did Truman make the decision to drop the atomic bombs? • Too many lives would be lost with an invasion. • The war had been going on for 6 years. The war needed to end!
What were the dates of WWII? (List the years. ) 1939 -1945
What marked the end of WWII? D-Day VE-Day VJ-Day
What group had the goals of world peace and human rights? Fourteen Points United Nations Treaty of Versailles Tuskegee Airmen United Nations
Who was responsible for America’s involvement in the United Nations? Franklin D. Roosevelt
What were the effects of rationing in America? • allowed equal sharing of goods. • sacrificing on the homefront was worth supporting the war effort. • drove less on the homefront to save rubber for war effort.