Pre-War Impact
This allowed the United States to send "all aid short of war" to Britain despite its status as a neutral nation
Lend-Lease Act
What caused the United States to rapidly grow out of its recession?
Joining WW2
Why did the number of female workers in America explode during the war?
Many working men left their jobs to serve in the war.
Helped over 2 million U.S. veterans attend college after World War II
The wreath of olive branches surrounding the globe on the UN flag represent
Peace
These 3 major nations received the benefit from Lend-Lease Act
Great Britain, China, and USSR
System the federal government used to curb public consumption of food and fuel during World War II
Rationing
The GI Bill was usually less helpful for this group due to discrimination.
African American veterans
Created after World War II to "reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small"?
United Nations
Under Roosevelt, the United States shifted to an attitude of internationalism, from the previously held policy of...
isolationism
What promise did Roosevelt use to win the election
the United States would not enter the war
Had the job of organizing the wartime economy
War Production Board
What part of the economy did many women transition to following World War II?
lower-paying service jobs.
Organiztion that lended money to countries to help develop their economies and recover from war.
World Bank
This rose significantly for African Americans families following the end of World War II
median income
Loophole that allowed nations to pay in cash for materials before transporting them in their own ships.
cash-and-carry provision
How the U.S. government financed the war
The federal government borrowed money to finance the war (selling war bonds also acceptable)
This policy sought to fight against fascism and end racism in the United States.
The Double V Campaign
Goal was to stabilize the world monetary system and establish uniform foreign currency exchange rates
Women served the military in this exclusively non-combat division.
Women’s Army Corps
In September 1940, Congress enacted the first this in U.S. history. A month later, the Selective Training and Service Act had enrolled 16 million men
peacetime military draft
The Office of Price Administration (OPA) attempted to combat this serious issue during World War II
inflation
What was a the main issue, involving pay, faced by working women during World War II?
They received unfair wages compared to male workers.
The IMF and World bank were created under this
Bretton Woods Agreement
Declared that Liberty, Equality, and Freedom of religion and expression were basic human rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights