may 29 2025 Flashcards
(25 cards)
what event brought the United States into World War ll
The bombing of pearl Harbor
what was the main consequence of Executive order 9066, signed during world war ll
It authorized the internment of Japanese Americans
what was the main reason Japanese americans were interned during WWll
Fear of espionage and sabotage after Pearl Harbor
what are 3 things resulted from the meeting between roosevelt churchhill on Janurary 1943
Allies formation
Europe first policy
agreement about surrender against the axis
When did the D-Day invasion happen?
June 6, 1944
what was the objective of d day
Liberate France
What event brought the United States into World War II?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
What was the main consequence of Executive Order 9066, signed during World War II?
internment of Japanese Americans
What was the reason Japanese Americans were interned during WWII?
Fear of espionage and sabotage
Which three (3) things resulted from the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in January 1943?
Formalization from the Allies
Europe policy
Agreement about surrending with the axis
The D-Day invasion took place on which date?
June 6, 1944
What was the primary objective of D-Day during World War II?
Liberate France
what beaches were the main landing sites during d day
Omaha
Utah
Juno
Gold
Sword
What factors helped us win D day
The good weather kept us undetected
We surprised them
Strong coordination
What did women do during the WWll
They replaced males in the factories
what was the significance of the battle of Midway ?
It marked the Turning point of the Allies
What was island hopping
capturing island after island to deprive Japan of their resources
who were the native people that Americans recruited ?
Navajo codetalkers
who was the president of the United stated after WWll
Harry Truman
what was the potsdam declaration
president Truman threat to Japan
when did WWll
may 8 1945
what cities did the U.S drop bombs
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
when did the war in the Pacific end
august 15 1945
