Chapter 8 Vocabulary
Chapter 14 - Vocabulary and People Name ________________________
World War II
___ Cost-Plus Contract
___ War Production Board
___ Tuskegee Airmen
___ "Double V" Campaign
___ WASPs
___ Rosie the Riveter
___ Internment Camp
___ Rationing
___ E Bonds
___ Douglas MacArthur
___ Bataan Death March
___ James Doolittle
___ Battle of Coral Sea
___ Battle of Midway
___ General Rommel
___ General Patton
___ Soft Underbelly
___ Operation Overlord
___ General Eisenhower
___ D-Day
___ Island Hopping
___ Battle of the Bulge
___ V-E Day
___ Iwo Jima
___ Napalm
___ Manhattan Project
___ V-J Day
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Mobilizing for War
Home Front
The Early Battles
Pushing back Axis
The War Ends
A. Japanese Americans were relocated to "military areas" in California.
B. Commanded the first bombing mission on Japan
C. Famous squadron of African-American pilots that protected bombers as they flew missions.
D. The capture of multiple islands to close in on Japan
E. Code name for the Allied Invasion of France
F. Set priorities and production goals for military supplies
G. US ambush of Japanese Fleet…turning point of the war in the Pacific.
H. Bombs filled with gasoline that exploded into huge fires.
I. Final German offensive that lasted 3 weeks - they lost.
J. US Admiral that lead the campaigns in the Pacific
K. This system allowed companies to convert to war production very quickly and produce in great quantity
L. Known as the day that the war ended in Europe
M. Famous German leader known as the "Desert Fox". Commanded many military campaigns in Africa.
N. Vicious torture of US soldiers where they were forced to walk 65 miles to a Japanese prison camp. 10,000 died.
O. The symbol of women working in the defense plants for the military. First one was at Willow Run in Michigan.
P. Secret American program to build the atomic bomb.
Q. American leader responsible for the European campaign, in particular, the Normandy invasion.
R. Campaign urging African-Americans to fight the war – both against Hitler's racism and racism in the US.
S. Most common way the government raised money (besides taxes) that generated over $100 billion dollars
T. The US invasion that came up from Africa into Sicily and then to the rest of Italy. Over 300,000 US casualties.
U. An huge air battle in the Pacific where the US lost two air craft carriers, but prevented Japan from taking New Guinea and cutting off American supply lines.
V. Women pilots that made more than 12,000 deliveries of military planes to different units.
W. Known as the day that the war ended with Japan.
X. American leader that commanded many ground troops in Africa and Europe.
Y. Small island of soft volcanic mud that was the sight of a bloody battle. Nearly 7,000 marines died taking the island allowing the US to have a critical refueling base.
Z. The limiting of purchasing products (meat, gas, shoes, etc) to make sure enough was available for military use.
AA. The designated day that the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy to invade France. Bloody but critical battle for the Allies victory in Europe.
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