WWII
What was the result of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?
U.S. formally declares war on Japan and enters WWII.
This group had a top secret code that battle plans were transmitted in the Pacific Theater in the war against Japan
Navajo Code Takers.
What was the Arms Race?
Race between the U.S. and Soviet Union on who could build the best and most weapons.
How did the Baby Boom effect the United States economy?
Led to massive consumerism. Industries needed to support babies experienced growth overall benefiting the U.S. Economy. Housing, toys, medical care, clothing, etc.
What major Cold War event led the United States government to put an emphasis on math and science in public education curriculum
Soviet launch of the satellite Sputnik
What treaty led to resentment among the German people that had a direct impact on the rise of Facism and Adolf Hitler in Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
What did Executive Order 8802 do?
Banned discrimination in defense industries. African American employment in the defense industries doubled.
How did U.S. entry into WWII help end the Great Depression?
Massive government spending for war effort stimulated both the domestic and global economy.
List 2 things the GI Bill provided for veterans following WWII.
Unemployment benefits, College Financial Assistance, Government loans for homes and small businesses.
What was the main cause of the Cold War?
The Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism and the United States wanted to promote democracy.
What was President Harry Truman's justification for dropping two atomic bombs on Japan?
It would bring a quick end to the war and save American lives from a direct land invasion of mainland Japan.
What was Executive Order 9066 and why was this Order controversial?
Interment of Japanese Americans. It directly affected Civil Liberties of Japanese citizens.
What role did women play on the home-front during WWII? What happened to them following the war?
Worked in defense industry jobs, factories, taking on jobs that men typically had.
They were fired or laid off and many returned to being traditional housewives.
The development of the Highway System and the mass production of homes starting in Levitown NY had a direct impact on the formation of?
Suburbs
How did the Marshall Plan try to stop the spread of Communism?
Providing financial assistance to rebuild Europe.
Why were many Jewish refugees turned away from American prior to and during WWII?
Immigration quotas laws of the 1920s that were fueled by Nativists and the First Red Scare following WWI.
What was the goal of the Double V Movement?
African Americans fighting racism/segregation/discrimination at home and fighting fascism/racism abroad. Victory needed on both fronts.
What effect did medical advancements and vaccines have on America during and after WWII?
People began living longer healthier lives.
Why did the United States join the United Nations following WWII but not the League of Nations following WWI?
The United Nations was seen as a international peace keeping agency while the League of Nations was an alliance that would directly threaten the sovereignty of the United States.
What were the common goals of the Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, and NATO?
Stop the spread of Communism. Containment
What was a major contributing factor to the start of WWII in Europe? How did most countries respond to Hitler's aggression?
Lacked moral strength to confront Hitler's aggression. Appeasement.
The experience of Japanese Americans during WWII was most similar to that of which other group in United States history? Think back to the closing of the frontier?
Native Americans.
What was the United Nations? Did American join? How did the U.N. help the Jewish people following WWII?
International peace keeping organization, yes, created the Jewish state of Israel.
Describe Churchill's Iron Curtain? What was later built that represented the Iron Curtain and was a symbol of Communism in Europe?
Metaphorical barrier separating communism and capitalist/democracy in Europe.
Berlin Wall.
How was the First Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism of the 1950s similar?
Civil Liberties of American citizens were threatened during both time periods.