US History M5L4 - Effects of World War II

Ultimatum

A final demand or statement of terms which will result in retaliation if rejected

Turman announced that the releasing of atomic energy was

A new era in man's understanding of nature's forces.

Atomic bomb

A nuclear weapon detonated by the process of atom splitting or nuclear fission

Which of the following completes the "D-Day Facts" table below?

Allies invaded German-held France

The D-Day invasion took place in Normandy. In what part of France is Normandy located?

Along the northern border

Theater

An area or place in which important military events occur or are progressing

Offensive

An attacking military campaign

Under "Declaration of a Liberated Europe" in the Yalta Conference agreements, the three member nations promise to provide all of the following EXCEPT

An economic structure fundamental to revitalizing free trade.

What was the Manhattan Project?

An effort to develop an atomic bomb.

The Allied strategy of opening a second front in France was discussed and agreed upon

At the Tehran Conference

The invasion of Normandy was accomplished largely by what type of vehicle?

Boat

How was the Battle of Midway primarily fought?

By airplanes and aircraft carriers

Thanks to stategic misdirection, the Allies convinced Hitler that the invasion would occur not in Normandy but in

Calais

The Allies invaded France at Normandy on June 6, 1944. What is this date called?

D-Day

Truman called the success of completing the atomic bomb a victory in the battle of the

Democracies

In what way did the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, or GI Bill of Rights, affect the U.S. economy?

It contributed to rapidly increasing prices.

What is significant about the atomic bomb that makes it a historic weapon?

It is extremely powerful.

Potsdam

Meeting between Allied leaders in which they issued Japan an ulitmatum to end the war

Yalta

Meeting between Allied leaders to decide the fate of Germany

The Battle of Midway was critical because it

Resulted in American dominance over the Pacific theater of war.

In reference to a liberated Poland, what promise is repeatedly reinforced by the document?

That Poland should have free, democratic, and unfettered elections.

All of the following played significant roles during the D-Day invasion EXCEPT

The French

In what "theater" or region of the world, was the Battle of Midway fought during World War II?

The Pacific Ocean

All of the following were results of World War II EXCEPT

The United States entered a period of economic decline as soldiers returned home looking for work.

What new weapon effectively brought an end to the struggle against Japan at the end of World War II?

The atomic bomb

Which of the following was a result, or effect, of America's use of the atomic bomb in World War II?

The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed.

Front

The furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged

Normandy

The largest amphibious military operation in history

According to the agreement, what will happen to the geographic boundaries of Germany?

The nation of Germany will be divided into four major zones of occupation.

Los Alamos

The site of the Manhattan Project

Hiroshima

The site of the first nuclear bomb attack

Upon returning to their homes after the war, most of the interned Japanese families found that

The state had seized their homes as a result of missed tax payments.

Truman made it clear that before the use of the bomb the Japanese received what?

Ultimatum of July 26th