History Questions

How did the Allies begin to turn the tide of the war in their favor?

Which group did the Office of War Information work closely with to encourage support of the war?

The Office of Price Administration had the authority to control wages and set maximum prices. What was another form of economic control?

In 1943, the Allied leaders agreed on an invasion of France to begin a march toward Germany. On June 6, 1944—D-Day—British, American, and other Allied forces landed at Normandy, France, across the English Channel.Why did Joseph Stalin insist that Great Britain and the United States begin a Western Front attack against Germany in 1943?

What was notable about the Tuskegee Airmen, an African American fighter unit that escorted bombers on their attacks?

Why was Harry S. Truman the President of the United States on May 7, 1945, the day Germany surrendered to the Allies?

What were the consequences of the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

On what issues did Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill disagree?

As the Allies advanced on Berlin, what was the response of the German military leaders to Adolf Hitler's final plans and orders?

Where did the Allies meet and agree to open a second front in Europe?

Why did the Allies decide to concentrate first on the war in Europe?

The war eventually cost the United States $330 billion. To help raise funds, Congress levied a tax on all working Americans. In addition, rationing and the sale of war bonds were instituted to help with the war effort.How did the Office of Price Administration help manage the wartime economy?

After D-Day, Germany faced a hopeless two-front war. In December 1944, Hitler ordered a counterattack, known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Allies managed to push the Germans out of France, and on May 7, Germany surrendered.How did the Germans trick Americans at the Battle of the Bulge?

What was the most significant factor in President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

What did a letter signed by world-famous scientist Albert Einstein communicate to Franklin D. Roosevelt early in the war?

Germany surrendered as Allied forces began to surround which city?

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the federal government began drafting policies toward immigrants and aliens from the Axis nations. The government evacuated more than 100,000 Japanese Americans and began a policy of internment.How did the U.S. government policy of internment affect thousands of Japanese Americans on the West Coast of the United States?

Besides the troops themselves, advances in technology helped determine the outcome of World War II. The most crucial scientific development was the atomic bomb. The fateful decision to use the bomb fell directly on President Truman.What was the goal of the Americans' island-hopping strategy?

In January 1943, Roosevelt and Churchill decided to increase the bombing of Germany and invade Italy. To help pave the way for an invasion of Italy, the Allies decided to push the Germans out of North Africa.Why did General Dwight Eisenhower put George S. Patton, Jr., in command of American forces in North Africa?

What were the goals of British and American bombing runs over Germany?