World War II

The bombing of ______ brought about U.S involvement in World War II.

Pearl Harbor(December 7, 1941)

World War II Began On September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded (1939-1945)

Poland

The Allies foothold in Europe was made Possible by successful invasion at ______.

Rome

At the Yalta Conference, the _________ pledged to help the U.S with the war in Japan following the end fighting in Europe.

The Soviets

______ is considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific

The battle of Midway( June 4,1942)

What nations made up the "Big Three of the World War II

U.S., France, Soviet Union (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin)

During World War II, many African Americans and Mexican Americans migrated to ________ areas to work in manufacturing plants.

Urban Areas

_____ helped convince FDR to try to stop workplace discrimination by creating the Fair Employment Practice Commission

A. Phillip Randolph

At the Tehran Conference a plan was devised for an invasion of western part of Europe. This attack eventually became known as ______.(1943)

D-Day/ Normandy Invasion

After the fall the Scandinavian countries and France, Germany attacked ______.

Great Britain ( June 1910)

Executive Order 9066 created _____ for Japanese Americans out of fear they might be spies for Japan.(1942)

Internment camps

The U.S strategy in the pacific theater was known as _______.

Island Hopping(1941-1944)