8 America in World War II 1 When did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place a December 7 1941 2 Why did the Japanese attack the U S at Pearl Harbor a To knock the U S Navy to the side lines to take over the pacific 3 What was the significance of the attack on Pearl Harbor for the United States a Ended all views of isolationism in the U S 4 What is the event that marked the full fledged U S entrance into World War II a Pearl Harbor 5 Which countries formed the Axis Powers a Germany eastern Europe b c Italy Japan 6 Which countries formed the Allies a United States b U S S R Soviet Russia c Great Britain d China e Free France what was left 7 Why was the Soviet Union allied with the U S a Hitler Attacked them i Canada India Australia New Zealand South Africa common wealth 8 Explain the greatest single advantage the U S had during World War II a Wartime Partnership 9 Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II Describe his relationship with FDR i Exchanged thousands of letters and telegraphs between each other also meet in 10 Immediately after Pearl Harbor what strategy did these two leaders decide to follow in order to fight a Winston Churchill b Close Friends person a two front war a Put the war in Europe first 11 When was the Battle of the Atlantic a 1941 most of 1942 12 Explain what the Battle of the Atlantic was basically about and why it occurred a U S was indirectly involved by creating a relief program that got kicked into gear b All Americans made supplies had Great Britain fighting c Hitler realized he needed to cut off supplies to Britain 13 What techniques did the Germans use to fight the Battle of the Atlantic d Used U boats to attack ships a U Boats b wolf pack i Attacking the weakest link 14 How successful was Hitler at this point a Very very successful 15 Why did Germans call this period the Happy Time a Because it was easy to sink ships 16 What was a tourist attraction in Miami a A sunk ship 17 Explain the FOUR factors that helped the Allies to win the Battle of the Atlantic Long range aircraft and Ra D A R a b U S ship construction for every 1 ship sunk 5 more took its place c Convoys and blackouts i Traveled in pacts ii Black outs on the coast as not highlight the ships d Enigma i The way German communicated in a complicated code sifer code changed the keys everyday ii Polish mathatitions were able to hack the codes 18 Where was the first Allied strike British and American against the German military forces a North Africa 1942 43 19 What are TWO reasons why Churchill argued for an invasion of North Africa a Get Germans out of Africa to get Mediterranean b More time for practice and to get their act other 20 Who became the commander of the American forces in North Africa a Gen George Patton old blood and guts 21 Who won the conflict in North Africa WHEN a U S b Spring of 1943 22 Why did Churchill want the Allies next to invade Italy Italy an Axis power knock one of them out a b Force Hitler to put troops in Italy from France weaken 23 Why did Italy attempt to join the Allies When did this happen a When they were easily captured summer of 1943 24 WHEN and WHERE did the Soviet army defeat the German army a Summer fall of 1943 b In Russia 25 What are TWO reasons why this development was significant a Seriously weakened German forces almost demolished them eastern front made D Day possible b Soviet were able to occupy eastern countries 26 Why was the Tehran Conference significant a First time all 3 powers had been together face to face 27 Explain the THREE key decisions made by the Allied leaders at the Teheran Conference a Cross channel invasion of France over the English channel b Soviet Union to enter war against Japan c United Nations 28 What was the code name for the cross Channel invasion a Operation Overlord D Day 29 Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe a Gen Dwight D Eisenhower 30 WHEN and WHERE did D Day take place June 6 1944 a b Normancy Beach 31 Which three Allied nations had the greatest participation in the D Day landings a Americans British Canada 32 Which of the five beach landings took the worst hit 33 Which Allied nation was involved in this landing a Omaha a America a Calais 34 Many German military leaders were fooled into thinking the Allied forces would land WHERE 35 How long did it take the Allies to secure all five landings a 4 days after the attack 36 By the spring of 1945 where were most Allied forces in Europe a Europe 37 When and where did Hitler commit suicide a April 1945 Berlin 38 Which Allied army reached Berlin first a Soviets 41 By the summer of 1945 what fearsome weapon had U S scientists developed 39 When did Germany surrender What was the day called a May 8 1945 b V E Day 40 Why was World War II not over yet at this point a Because of the war with Japan a Nuclear bomb 42 When did Roosevelt die a April 1945 43 How soon after his death did Germany surrender a A month 44 Who became president after Roosevelt s death a Harry Truman 45 What was this new president s attitude toward using the atomic bomb a It was a simple and easy way to end the war 46 Why did he order it to be used a To end the war quickly a Two b Hiroshima and Nagasaki 47 How many atomic bombs did the U S drop on Japan WHERE were they dropped 48 In between the two bombs what did the Soviet Union declare a War on Japan 49 After the Nagasaki attack what did the Japanese government announce a Ready to surrender 50 WHEN and WHERE did Japanese officials sign the official surrender to the U S a September a 60 million 51 What was the worldwide death toll of World War II 52 WWII caused how many Soviet deaths How does this loss compare to other countries a 25 million b Greater than any other country 53 How many Americans died in World War II a 400 000 54 What are FIVE major ways in which World War II changed America a Ended Depression b U S government expanded c Presidential authority expanded d e U S World s strongest nation Isolationism disintegrated