5th Grade SS WWII Review

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Germany, Italy and Japan

Axis Powers

Why did the US drop the atomic bombs?

To end the war quickly and to save American lives.

Who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

United States President Harry Truman

VE Day

Victory in Europe Day, Germany surrenders

VJ Day

Victory over Japan Day, Japan surrenders

Adolf Hitler

The leader of Germany during World War II.

Benito Mussolini

The leader of Italy during World War II

Joseph Stalin

The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II.

What was the Holocaust?

Hitler's mass extermination of European Jews.

What is an opportunity cost?

It is what you give up in order to have something else.

Why was D Day important?

It was the turning point of the war.

What island was captured by Island Hopping?

Iwo Jima

Why did the US enter World War II?

Japan attacked the US naval base in Pearl Harbor.

Tuskegee Airmen

A group of African American pilots who flew in Italy and North Africa.

Rosie the Riveter

A nickname that refers to women working in factories during the war.

Britain, United States, Soviet Union

Allied Powers

What is Island Hopping?

Allied capture of Pacific islands. Moving from island to island, suggested a hopping movement.

D Day

Allied soldiers invaded northern France.

What were Victory Gardens?

Small vegetable gardens.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

The President of the US during most of World War II.

Winston Churchill

The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II.

What was the opportunity cost of rationing during World War II?

The people could not have as much food as they wanted.


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