what were internment camps? camps in the united states where japanese americans and others were...
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WWII Japan Study Session
What were Internment Camps?
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Camps in the United States where Japanese Americans and others were held during WWII.
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Who was Franklin Roosevelt?
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President from 1933-1945. Led U.S. through Great Depression and most of WWII until he died in early 1945.
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Who was Joseph Stalin?
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Soviet Leader during WWII
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Who was Adolf Hitler?
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Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany from 1933-1945.
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What was a Navajo Code Talker?
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A Navajo individual who would use their native language to communicate in an unbreakable code during WWII
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How far did Japan expand into the Pacific?
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They attempted to take Midway from the U.S. but were defeated at the battle of Midway, so this was the farthest expansion of Japan into the Pacific.
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Who was Hirohito?
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Japanese coalition leader. Goal to expand Japanese Imperialism
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What countries were the Axis Powers?
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Japan, Germany, Italy
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What was the name given to the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union?
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Allies
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What was the Bataan Death March?
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Japanese soldiers forced captured American and Filipino forces to march 50 miles across the Philippines. Thousands died.
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Who was Harry Truman?
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The President of the United States at the end of WWII
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What was Island Hopping?
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The U.S. strategy of taking one island at a time to get directly to Japan.
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What was the Tripartite Pact?
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Joined Japan, Germany, and Italy together as the Axis powers.
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Why did the U.S. enter WWII?
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Pearl Harbor attack
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What was the Manhattan Project?
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The research and development of the atomic bomb.
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What was the Women's Army Corps (WAC)?
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An organization that allowed women to join the war effort during WWII.
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What was the Doolittle Raid?
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An air raid by the United States over Tokyo made as a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor
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What was a Kamikaze?
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A fighter pilot trained to commit suicide by flying bomb filled planes into American warships.
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What was the Battle of Coral Sea?
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A major naval battle in WWII. The battle was fought over New Guinea, and forced Japan to worry about the American fleet instead of expansion.
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What was Executive Order 9066?
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Presidential order that removed individuals who were potential threats to Internment Camps in the United States during WWII.
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