The World War II Era Unit test on the World War II era. Tools A B This country invaded Eithiopia in 1935 Italy Which two Asian regions did the Japanese invade during the 1930's Korea and Manchuria Which nations were members of the Axis Powers Italy, Germany, and Japan Which nations were members of the Allied Powers United States, England, and Russia Define appeasement It is giving in to demands in order to keep the peace Define fascism It is ruling through terror and appealing to racism and nationalism This communist leader of Russia murdered more than 30 million of his own people. Joseph Stalin The German leader who created all of the atrocities of World War II Adolf Hitler What is the Nazi-Soviet Pact An agreement to divide Poland Which two countries signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact Russia and Germany It is what they called the fast and deadly attacks of the German army A blitzkrieg Germany's failed attempt to win the air war over England The Battle of Britain This Italian fascist leader was eventually shot by his own people Benito Mussolini The Japanese killing of many American prisoners on this 60 mile walk through the jungle is called by what name It is known as the Bataan Death March World War II was fought during what years 1939 - 1945 What is D-Day The invasion of Normandy, France by the Allies The 442 Regiment was made up of what type of American Japanese-Americans were members This allowed the United States to draft men into the Army The Selective Service Act of 1940 Who spoke of the four freedoms FDR What are the four freedoms They are of speech and religion, and from want and fear What was the Lend-Lease Act FDR's plan to help England, and later Russia, get American weapons in return for future payments or land What happened on December 7, 1941 The Japanese attacked American forces at Pearl Harbor without ever declaring war on America What type of jobs did women perform in the United States armed forces during World War II They trained pilots, flew supply planes, drove trucks, and worked as nurses What did FDR's Executive Order #8802 say It prohibited racial descrimination at any company that did work for the federal government Why did 18 million women enter the work force in America during World War II Because many of the men went off to fight in the war Japanese-Americans were sent away to these at the beginning of World War II Internment camps What was the "Europe First" policy The Allies plan to defeat Hitler first, and then concentrate on the Japanese What was the Battle of the Bulge The largest action of World War II. One million men fought in it, and when it was over, Germany's army was beyond repair What did the Allies discuss at the Yalta Conference They talked about the future governments of Europe, and about forming the United Nations Who became President after FDR died in April of 1945 Harry S. Truman What happened at the Nuremburg Trials The Nazi leaders were found guilty and hanged for crimes against humanity What was the Hitler Youth The organization that many young Germans joined What happened on Kristallnacht German citizens terrorized their Jewish neighbors by breaking their windows and burning their synagogues Why was the Battle of Midway significant The United States Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers and crippled the Japanese navy - The Japanese could no longer invade America What was the island-hopping stragedy America's decision to only attack important Pacific islands on the way to Japan What is a kamikaze A Japanese pilot who committed suicide by crashing his plane into American ships What was the Manhattan Project The code name given to the highly secret research on the atomic bomb Which two Japanese cities did we drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki How many people were killed during World War II About 20 million What was the Holocaust Hitler's killing of 11 million people (6 million Jews) in concentration and death camps What was the GI BIll of Rights A law passed that forced the Federal Government to pay for the educational expenses of the returning World War II veterans