U. S. Studies II

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U. S. Studies II World War II Review Game
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What impact did the Selective Service System have
on the U.S. military?
Increased U.S. military strength
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The problem of ___ was targeted by the
War Production Board
Obtaining resources for the war industry
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The problem of ___ was targeted by the Office of
Price Administration.
Inflation
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How did the Auto-Industry respond to
the outbreak of war?
Ended automobile production, and shifted toward
military production.
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List the major developments of the Office of
Scientific Research and Development
Radar, Sonar, Penicillin, DDT, and the Atomic Bomb
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In order to increase resources for the war
industries, what did the WPB ask Americans to do?
Rationed scarce resources, and asked for
Americans to collect scrap iron, and other
resources.
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Pictorial Daily Double
Actress
Nicole Kidman
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Of the developments of the Office of
Scientific Research and Development, which
development helped to defeat both the German
U-Boat attacks and win the Battle of Britain?
Radar and Sonar
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To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government
did all of the following
Income Tax, sold War Bonds, and froze prices on
most goods.
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Pictorial Daily Double
Actor
Robert Di Nero
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This is where Americans turned to find many
rationed consumer goods during the war.
Black Market
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During the war, women in the WAACs served as
Nurses and radio operators
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Pictorial Daily Double
Country
Tim McGraw
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How did the U.S. military discriminate against
minority groups that enlisted or were drafted?
Segregated Units
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The Tuskegee Airmen fought in which branch of the
U.S. military?
Air Force
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Nisei who lived on the West Coast of the United
States were subjected to ___ during the war.
Internment
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In opposition to dropping the atomic bomb on
Japan, what did many people argue?
Should have demonstrated the use of the bomb on a
deserted island.
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The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
Veterans to attend college for free.
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Roosevelts decision to remove people of Japanese
ancestry to internment camps was a response to
A strong anti-Japanese sentiment.
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What was a good example of racial tensions in
America during the war years?
Zoot Suit Riot
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This general led the American troops that
liberated Paris from German occupation.
General Patton
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This man lead a daring bombing raid on Tokyo,
Japan early in the war.
James Doolittle
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This man was President Roosevelts vice
president, and was president at the end of World
War II.
Harry Truman
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The general who led Allied troops in battles on
the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima.
General MacArthur
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Save the Last Dance
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This general commanded Operation Overlord, the
Allied invasion of Europe.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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This labor leader strongly encouraged President
Roosevelt to issue an executive order
discouraging discrimination in the workplace.
A. Philip Randolph
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Pictorial Daily Double
Monument
Mount Rushmore
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Industrialist that produced Liberty Ships, one
within four days.
Henry J. Kaiser
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American scientist that directed the
Manhattan Project.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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This was the code name for the invasion of
Nazi-controlled Europe.
Operation Overlord
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This general was the famed commander of the
United States Third Army
General Patton
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In the Battle of Stalingrad, what contributed to
the Soviet victory
The Russian Winter and the massive Soviet
counterattack
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This was the code name for the invasion of
Nazi-controlled North Africa.
Operation Torch
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What was the significance of the Battle of
Stalingrad for the war in Europe?
It was a turning point in the war, Germany began
to lose the war in the east.
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At Casablanca, what was decided concerning the
war against Germany?
The U.S. would focus on Germany first, and
Germany was to surrender unconditionally.
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Germanys goal in the Battle of the
Atlantic was to
Keep food and war supplies from reaching Great
Britain and the Soviet Union.
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German general of the infamous Afrika Corps.
Erwin Rommel
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What was the German military goal at the Battle
of the Bulge?
To recapture the Belgian port of Antwerp, and
divide the Allied forces in the west.
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With such a large military operation as
Operation Overlord, how were the Allies able
to keep it secret?
The Allies created a huge phantom army under the
command of General George Patton
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From which Native American tribe were the Code
Talkers from?
Navajo
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What was the Japanese military goal at the
Battle of the Coral Sea?
To invade Australia
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What was the legend behind the Japanese term
Kamikaze?
Legendary typhoon that saved Japan in 1821 from a
Mongol invasion.
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Commander of American naval forces in the
Pacific.
Chester Nimitz
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was significant
because it marked the ____.
Marked the first time the Japanese military was
stopped.
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The Battle of Midway was significant because it
marked the ____.
Marked the end of Japanese naval superiority in
the Pacific.
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When forced to abandon the Philippines, ___ made
the vow, I shall return.
General MacArthur
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President Trumans aim in deciding to drop the
atomic bomb was to ____.
End the war and save American lives.
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Video Daily Double
TV Comedy
Life According to Jim
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Why was Iwo Jima so important to the U.S.
military?
The U.S. wanted to use the airfields on Iwo Jima
to make air strikes against Japan.
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Restriction of peoples right to buy unlimited
amounts of particular foods and other goods.
Rationing
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Which Allied leaders met in Casablanca in 1943?
Churchill and Roosevelt
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The Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe
was
General Eisenhower
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V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when
Germany surrendered
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Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials?
Nazi leaders.
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The Battle of the Bulge was significant because
it marked the ____.
It was the last German offensive of the war.
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In regards to Eastern Europe, what did Stalin
promise at the Yalta Conference?
Stalin promised to allow free elections in
Eastern Europe.
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What has the Japanese American Citizens League
fought for in the United States?
Pushed the government to compensate those
families sent to internment camps.
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At the Yalta Conference, what did the Soviet
Union want to do with Germany?
The USSR wanted to punish Germany by dividing it
into four occupational zones.
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At Yalta, why did President Roosevelt make
concessions to the Soviet Union over the
objections of Great Britain?
Roosevelt wanted Stalins support against Japan,
and for the future United Nations.
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