Chapter 23
The refusal of the US to join the League of Nations reflected a desire of the nation to..
return to a policy of isolation
What were victory gardens used for?
ensure adequate supplies of scarce natural resources
Which action demonstrates the United States effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after WWI?
refusing to join the League of Nations
Who did Bruno become friends with in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?
Schmuel
What team won the National Championship this year?
LSU
What was a major goal of US foreign policy in the 1930s?
provide defensive weapons to our European friends
What is a statement to describe the US economy during WWII?
many essential goods were rationed
What was the primary reason that President Franklin D Roosevelt announced the Good Neighbor Policy in 1933?
to improve relations with Latin American nations
What religion was Schmuel?
Jewish
What kind of music does Garth Brooks sing
Country
What most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the US in the years between World War I and World War II?
isolation from European military conflicts
What was the action that was taken by President Roosevelt that permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to intern camps away from Western coastal regions?
Executive Order 9066
Name 2 actions by Congress or the President that sought to keep the US out of the war in Europe.
What happened to Schmuel and Bruno in the camp when they thought they were getting a shower?
Gas chambers
What is Santa Clause more commonly called in Britain?
Father Christmas
What were two actions taken by the US before World War II that sought to maintain an isolationist policy?
Neutrality Acts and the Good Neighbor Policy
What were two ways in which the federal government mobilized to assist the war effort in WWII?
Cash and Carry and Lend and Lease
What did the role played by the Tuskegee Airmen include about race relations in WWII?
African Americans were involved in combat operations during WWII
What happened during the battle of Dunkirk?
As the Allies were losing the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation to Britain of British and other Allied forces in Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940. After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940.
What was the first sport to be televised in the US?
Baseball
Name two changes in America's traditional policy of isolationism.
Entered into a Destroyer for Bases Agreement and the Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act
Name 4 changes to the nation during WWII that resulted from the mobilization of resources by the US.
Planting of victory gardens, use of internment camps for Japanese Americans, rationing goods needed for the war effort, and enactment of the Lend-Lease Act
In what way were the US Supreme Court Cases of Plessy v Ferguson (1896) and Korematsu v United States (1944) similar?
Specific groups were targeted bases on their race or ethnicity
Who won the battle of Dunkirk?
Germans
What is the fear of going to bed called?
Clinophobia