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- 5. decrypted german enigma code intelligence among allies
- 11. This general led US forces in Europe with the goal of liberating it from Germany and fascist Italy
- 12. Thousands of American and Philipino prisoners died during this march they were forced to do by the Japanese during a camp transfer
- 13. The name of the day when the US invaded Normandy. Due to the Allied and specifically British deception campaign. Hitler fell for our Trojan Horse as we began our invasion of Normandy. Hitler thought that the Allied powers were going to attack the Calais coast. The weather during this day was horrid and many Nazis left their post at the beaches to see their wives. The attack consisted of 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries.
- 14. Women worked in the military, red cross, and ________ when the war started and most men went to work in the military
- 16. What ethnic group was persecuted in America after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on February 19, 1942? This was the confined relocation of these ethnic groups in relocation centers," also known as "internment camps”. It affected over 100,000 men, women, and children.
- 17. event that led to the US declaration of war against Japan
- 20. The name of the bomb launched on Hiroshima. Hiroshima was an urban area and a major port and military base for Japan. President Truman and his advisors believed it was strategic to drop the bomb to break Japan's fighting will and bring the war to a close without losing US lives. The other bomb Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki
- 23. ________ Gardens were ways for American families to support soldiers by providing them with food
- 25. One reason Italy joined the war was that they wanted more territory in ______
- 26. The first concentration camp that was liberated by soviet troops
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- 1. This led millions of Americans to join the army and red cross as well as help the government through farming food and working in factories
- 2. The name of the doctrine was constructed to help democratic countries if attacked by soviet or communist forces. The doctrine was announced in 1947 after the second world war ended in a speech by Harry Truman.
- 3. Also known as the American Volunteer Group, this unit was made up of mercenaries hired by China to stop the Japanese invasion by bombing fighter jets
- 4. These allowed the government to borrow 180 billion dollars from the people to fund the war
- 6. The largest concentration camp complex was liberated on January 27, 1945
- 7. Which WW2 Act promoted the US as an “arsenal of democracy” for the Allies while maintaining neutrality under the leadership of FDR?
- 8. The WW2 event was based on antisemitism in order to gain support for their party. The people of this religion were used as scapegoats and seen as inferior for their race. This event The Nasis falsely accused this group causing of Germany’s social, economic, political, and cultural problems. What was the name of this event… The ____.
- 9. City invaded to take back North Europe
- 10. These code talkers communicated military information secretly in order to win battles in the Pacific and gain an advantage over the enemy, saving thousands of lives
- 15. This general commanded the allies in the southwest pacific and oversaw the occupation of Japan
- 17. The US used Island hopping as a strategy to suspend Japanese efforts and get close enough to invade and actually drop the atomic bombs on Japan. This strategy was created by General Nimitz and MacArthur. “763 planes from the fleet were lost. More than 12,000 Americans lost their lives overall in the operation, including over 5,000 sailors from the navy, nearly 8,000 marines, and nearly 36,000 soldiers.” This happened on the _____ Islands.
- 18. Japan attacked the US because the US stopped trading ___ with them and their desire to be a superpower
- 19. What was the name of the project that FDR set as a joint Anglo-American effort in response to Germans creating nuclear fission? The ________ project.
- 21. Which African American unit escorted and protected bomber planes across war zones
- 22. This general led the navy to victory in Japan
- 24. Which battle had the most codebreaker involvement and was won by them?