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JEOPARDY
World War II
KEY PEOPLE
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President of the United States in the years
leading up to and during the War until his death
in 1944.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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U.S. general that was forced to surrender the
Philippines in 1942 but upheld his promise to
return in 1944.
General Douglas MacArthur
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Group that served in the Pacific Theater as code
talkers, by using their native language.
Navajos
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African-American leader that threatened Negro
March on Washington to demand equal pay and
opportunities in Armed Forces in war industries.
A. Philip Randolph
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The two generals that fought for control of
Africa in 1942, resulting in a major Allied
victory.
General Montgomery (British) General Rommel
(German)
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Site of surprise attack by Japanese forces
against U.S. led to entrance of U.S. into World
War II.
Pearl Harbor
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The site of the beginning of the Allied efforts
to retake mainland Europe, known as Operation
Overlord.
Normandy
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The country attacked by Allied forces in 1943 in
an attempt to open up another front for the
Germans to defend.
Italy
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The first Japanese city targeted by the U.S. for
the use of an atomic bomb.
Hiroshima
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A key island in the Solomon Islands that the U.S.
needed to take to protect the lifeline between
the U.S. and Australia.
Guadalcanal
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The weapon was used by the United States against
Japan in August of 1945 to try and avoid a land
invasion.
Atomic Bomb
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These ships became crucial to the Pacific Theater
as they allowed aircraft to reach enemy targets
that were far from land.
Aircraft Carriers
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The strategy that called for U.S. forces to
capture only vital islands that would allow
airbases to be built closer and closer to Japan.
Island Hopping OR Leapfrogging
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These large planes nicknamed, Flying Fortresses,
could carry large payloads over long distances.
B-29 Bomber
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This theater was made a priority of the United
States when they entered the war due to the need
to keep their allies in the war.
European Theater
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Many of these programs that were created to help
the country pull out of the Depression were
eliminated as the wartime economy made them
unnecessary.
New Deal
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The Office of Price Administration (OPA)
successfully brought this problem under control
in 1942.
Inflationary Surge
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The government organization that imposed limits
on wage increases in many U.S. industries to keep
production costs down.
War Labor Board
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Set up to monitor compliance with Roosevelts
executive order forbidding discrimination in
defense industries.
Fair Employment Practices Commission
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Former Vice-president under Roosevelt that was
replaced by Truman for the 1944 election.
Henry Wallace
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This group filled many jobs in the war industries
left vacant by soldiers and served in military in
non-combat positions.
Women
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This was set on Americas highways to conserve
gasoline and rubber resources.
National Speed Limit
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Drastically reduced the need for cheap labor in
the South, forcing African-American tenant
farmers and sharecroppers to the North.
Mechanical Cotton Picker
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Ruled that the temporary suspension of civil
rights of Japanese-Americans was constitutional.
Korematsu v. U.S.
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Mexican agricultural workers brought to the U.S.
to harvest fruit and grain crops in the West.
Braceros
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The location of this island about half way across
the Pacific Ocean made it a vital target for both
the U.S. and Japan.
Midway
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Russian city at which the Soviet forces were able
to stop and turn back the German invasion on the
Eastern Front.
Stalingrad
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This island, which was taken in August of 1943,
provided Allied forces with a launching point for
an invasion of mainland Italy.
Sicily
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The location where Roosevelt wanted to start a
diversionary front in 1942 or 1943 but was
convinced by the British to attack North Africa
instead.
France
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Along with British Malaysia, this location was
crucial to the Japanese for its abundance of
rubber trees.
Dutch East Indies