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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