Conclusion of WWII

Hitler's last ditch effort to wage an offensive war (not just defensive)

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of El Alamein

• Battle of the Bulge

US President who made the decision to use atomic weapons against Japan

• Woodrow Wilson

• Harry S. Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

V-E Day

• Victory in EUROPE - May 8, 1945

• Victory over ENGLAND - July 4, 1776

• Victory over Axis ENEMIES - Dec. 7, 1941

• Victory over EVERYONE - Dec. 25, 1945

Nazi Germany's systematic persecution of Jews in the 1930's - 1945

• The Final Solution

• The Holocaust

• Executive Order 9066

• Fascism

What is meant by Hitler's "Final Solution" to the question of European Jews?

• Send them all to Israel

• Kill them all

• Export them all to another continent

• Enslave them all

What major concern did Truman have about a delay in defeating Japan?

• Communists getting a foothold in Japan

• Losing the support of Great Britain

• Not getting enough help from the USSR

• Japanese American revolts in internment camps

What was the Manhattan Project

• A project to oversee war production in New York

• A government aid program for returning soldiers

• A secret project to develop an atomic weapon

• An NYU student-led protest against the war

What is the significance of V-J Day?

• Day that Japan's surrender was celebrated

• Day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• Day that Japanese Americans went to internment camps

• Another term for Easter (Victory of Jesus)

Aside from the physical destruction, what was a major difficulty in the rebuilding of Germany?

• President FDR's failing health

• The US and Great Britain's lack of cooperation

• France's demands for revenge

• The Soviet Union's involvement

What was a major motivation behind the Marshall Plan?

• Reduce political instability and stop the spread of communism

• Expand US territory by gaining control of Europe

• To gain political power for George Marshall

• To reduce racial discrimination in America through education