Question

vocabulary
appeasement
manhattan project
fascism
war production board
war bonds
island hopping

term

definition

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certificates purchased by americans to help finance government operations during wartime

a policy of giving in to a nations aggressive actions to avoid war

the agency created in january 1942 to ensure that existing manufacturing production was converted to war supplies

a set of political beliefs characterized by extreme nationalism and militarism and little regard for democratic principles and individual rights

the code name for the united states secret scientific and military effort during world war ii to develop an atomic bomb

the allied strategy of retaking strategic sites in the pacific from the japanese during world war ii

Explanation:

Match each term to its historical definition based on World War II-era concepts:

1. War bonds are certificates bought by citizens to fund wartime government operations.
2. Appeasement is the policy of conceding to aggressive nations to avoid conflict.
3. The War Production Board was the 1942 agency that shifted manufacturing to war supplies.
4. Fascism is an ideology of extreme nationalism, militarism, and anti-democratic principles.
5. The Manhattan Project was the U.S. secret program to develop the atomic bomb.
6. Island hopping was the Allied Pacific strategy to retake key sites from Japan.

Answer:

Term	Definition
appeasement	a policy of giving in to a nation's aggressive actions to avoid war
War Production Board	the agency created in January 1942 to ensure that existing manufacturing production was converted to war supplies
fascism	a set of political beliefs characterized by extreme nationalism and militarism and little regard for democratic principles and individual rights
Manhattan Project	the code name for the United States' secret scientific and military effort during World War II to develop an atomic bomb
Island hopping	the Allied strategy of retaking strategic sites in the Pacific from the Japanese during World War II