Unit 8 – WWII and the 1940s

1. Unit 8 – WWII and the 1940s Jeopardy Review

2. A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions

3. A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions

4. A confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions Internment

5. What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

6. What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled North Africa, with the intention to regain control?

7. What is the name of the invasion by Allies on to Axis-controlled North Africa, with the intention to regain control? Operation Torch

8. What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

9. What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

10. What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries? War Production Board What was an agency established during WWII to coordinate the production of military supplies by U.S. Industries?

11. Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend Midway specifically?

12. Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend Midway specifically?

13. Who was the commander of the American naval forces in the Pacific that moved to defend Midway specifically? Chester Nimitz

14. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

15. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

16. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S. Lend-Lease Act of 1941

17. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

18. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S.

19. 1. It allowed Britain, and later the USSR, to borrow the military supplies they needed from the U.S. Lend-Lease Act of 1941

20. 2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

21. 2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones

22. 2. The conditions of these acts effectively surrendered freedom of the seas by barring American U. S. ships from transporting goods into war zones Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937

23. 4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

24. 4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact

25. 4. This Nazi action followed in the month after the signing of the Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact Invasion of Poland

26. 5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

27. 5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals.

28. 5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first meeting aboard a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland led to this set of Allied war goals. Atlantic Charter

29. 6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

30. 6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe

31. 6. Most Americans began to favor all support for Britain short of war after this event in Europe Fall of France in summer of 1940

32. 7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

33. 7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States

34. 7. This 1940 swap with Britain was a notably non-neutral act by an officially neutral United States 50 American destroyers for leases on British air bases in Caribbean and North Atlantic

35. 8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

36. 8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat

37. 8. Defeat Hitler first because he was seen as the greater threat The Allies’ war strategy

38. 9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

39. 9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack

40. 9. The U.S. imposing a total trade embargo on this country led to this infamous surprise attack Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

41. 10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

42. 10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea

43. 10. Victor at the Battle of the Coral Sea The U.S. and Australian forces

44. 11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register.

45. 11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register.

46. 11. In 1940, Congress passed this act that required 16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register. The Selective Training and Service Act

47. 12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military leaders

48. 12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military leaders

49. 12. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were viewed this way by many politicians and military leaders A threat because of their questionable loyalty to the U.S.

50. 13. December 7, 1941