Vocab
Many people changed their mind about entering WWII after what event?
Pearl Harbor
Term given to people opposed to the war?
Pacifists
True or False: Women aided the war effort during WWII by serving as combat troops?
False
Served as pilots, nurses, worked in copper smelters
Why did WWII help end the Great Depression in Montana?
War needed MT's lumber, minerals, oil
Why were Japanese-Americans who lived in Montana not sent to internment camps?
MT is a land-locked state, no one feared the Japanese would invade
What was "home" to many civilian Italians during the war?
Fort Missoula
People who have served in the military.
Veterans
One of the top reasons why Natives were vital to the war effort?
could transmit information that the enemy could not decode "code-talkers"
Put in jail or fined
What vocab term: recognized the need to help veterans, gave low-interest loans to start businesses, and provided health care and counseling?
GI Bill
What did the US government issue to raise money for the war effort?
War Bonds
People in the military who are prisoners.
POWs (prisoners of war)
Before entering WWII, the US helped China and Britain by_____?
Supplying them with weapons and money
What three industries in MT fell into decline during the war?
MT's demographics changed after the war because___?
many people who had moved away for jobs did not return
Who or what supplied aircraft to the Soviet Union?
East Base
Civilians
One top-secred force was called "Devils Brigade" because they ____.
known for their fierce fighting
What was sent by the Japanese military that they hoped would start forest fires?
Balloon bombs
True or False: People who refused to fight in the war usually performed alternate services?
TRUE
What were recycling programs to help the military?
Scrap Drives
Term given to people not in the military for religious reasons?
Conscientious objectors
On December 8, 1941, why did Jeannette Rankin vote against declaring war?
She was against the war, ran for office on an antiwar platform
Victory gardens
How did war change life for MT's Natives?
Recognized the need to work for civil rights