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What is Rosie the Riveter
What was the symbol for working women in World War II?
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What is 1941-1945
What was the United States involvement during WWII? (YEAR to YEAR)
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What is France
Which was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?
Germany, France, Italy, Japan |
What is True
True or False- The U.S Army was segregated during WWII?
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Battle of Midway
This battle marked the end of Japanese aggression in WWII and is also seen as the turning point in the war in the Pacific?
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What is General Douglas MacArthur
What commander vowed to return to the Philippines?
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What is December 7, 1941
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese?
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What is Leningrad
What was under the siege by the Germans for 1000 days?
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What is Nylons
What item was used to make parachutes?
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Perimeter of Defense
What was the Japanese strategy that was intended to prevent the U.S from striking back at the main Japanese islands?
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What is General George Patton
Who was Gen. Bernard Montgomery's allied rival during the war?
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What is May 8, 1945
When was V.E Day in Europe?
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What is Elbe River
What site did the Soviets and Allied troops meet at in Europe?
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What is Victory Gardens
These were planted in order to help food rationing.
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Guadalcanal
What was the first major land defeat for the Japanese?
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What is Admiral Chester Nimitz
What Admiral teamed with Douglas MacArthur to defeat the Japanese in the war in the Pacific?
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What is June 6, 1945
When was D Day Invasion by the Allies?
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What is the Desert Fox
The German General Erwin Rommel was also known as?
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What is Internment Camps
Relocation of Japanese American citizens were called what?
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Okinawa
What battle showed the Japanese they could be attacked on Japan's mainland?
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What is Robert Oppenheimer
Who headed the group which developed the atomic bomb?
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What is September 2, 1945
When was V.J Day in Japan?
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What is Sicily
After defeating the Germans in North Africa, where did the Allies attack the Germans?
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What is Coffee and Sugar
What were the first 2 items to be rationed during WWII?
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Little Boy- FDR
Fat Man- Winston Churchill
Who were both atomic bombs named after?
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