| A | B |
|---|
| dictator | a person who has complete control of a country |
| Holocaust | a great and terrible destruction |
| curfew | a rule requiring people to keep off the street after a certain hour in the evening |
| blackout | a rule requiring all house, street, and building light turned off after dark |
| ration | to restrict the purchase of selected items |
| war bonds | CERTIFICATES that promised to repay the purchase price of the bond plus interest |
| Manhattan Project | the race to build the world' first atomic bomb |
| Adolf Hitler | the dictator of Germany during WWII |
| Germans blamed the ____ people for their problems | Jewish |
| The Germans put the Jewish people in ______camps. | concentration |
| During WWII, the U.S. was part of the _______ Powers. | Allied |
| During WWII, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the _____Powers | Axis |
| During the war, the president signed an executive order which placed _____people in permanent relocation camps. | Japanese |
| In order to deal with shortages of items, people began _______ rubber items, metal, and paper. | recycling |
| To supplement rations, homeowners planted | Victory Gardens |
| Although women performed the same jobs as men, they did not receive _____pay. | equal |
| What event brought the U.S. into WW II? | attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 |
| 3 jobs women performed on the homefront | made weapons, worked in factories, made airplanes |
| What 2 other groups gained work during WWII? | blacks and handicapped people |
| What was V-E Day | Victory in Europe |
| What was V-J Day | Victory in Japan |
| How did WWII end? | US. bombed Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagaski |
| What was the Marshall Plan? | A massive package of FOOD and ECONOMIC AID to Europe after WWII |
| What was the tradition that began during WWII at every ball game? | singing the "The Star Spangled Banner" |
