History Questions

gardens planted by American citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for troops

when the German troops raced west and bulged out during a surprise attack on the American defenders; one of the most important battles in WWII

commander of the B-29s based in the Marianas

May 8, 1945 (the day after the Germans surrendered), known as "Victory in Europe"

the code name for the American program to build an atomic bomb

Problems in the Pacific involved _ and problems in the Atlantic involved _

daughter of Otto Frank who kept a diary of her family's life in hiding after the Nazis overran the Netherlands

warring nations could buy weapons from the US only if they paid cash and carried the arms on their own ships

had very baggy, pleaded pants and an overstuffed, knee-length jacket with wide lapels; worn by many Mexican American teens and considered unpatriotic

dirt walls, several feet thick, covered in shrubbery; fenced in cattle and crops and also enabled the Germans to fiercely defend their positions

What government policies helped American industry to produce large quantities of war materials? (2)

the most common bonds used to pay for the war; sold for $18.75 and could be redeemed for $25 after 10 years

the battle where German submarines entered American coastal waters to easily target American cargo ships (especially at night); To protect the ships, cities on the East Coast dimmed their lights every evening, citizens put up blackout curtains, and drove with their headlights off. The convoy system was created, American shipyards eventually produced more ships than German submarines managed to sink, and airplanes and warships used new technology (radar, sonar, depth charges)

Between August 1939 and December 1941, FDR's primary goal was to help _ and its allies defeat _. _ depended on the US for many key materials, including _ _, _, and especially _ ( _ percent of it came from the US). Furious, Japan wanted to take over some islands in the Pacific, meaning they had to take out America's fleet at _ _ in order to accomplish this without being stopped. On _ _, _, PH was bombed. This was the final force that pushed _ into the war, and on _ _, FDR declared war on Japan.

August 15, 1945 (the day the Japanese surrendered); known as "Victory in Japan"

What advantage did America have in comparison to other nations fighting in the war?

the commander of the American forces landing at Omaha

How much money was raised by the Lend-Lease Act to help the Allied war effort?

documented the huge profits that arms factories had made during the war; created the impression that businesses influenced the US to go to war

In exchange for the right to build American _ on British-controlled _, _, and islands in the _, FDR sent _ old American _ to Britain. This was called the _ _ _