People
Eisenhower
what happened first?
bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki
OR
bombing of pearl harbor
1st- pearl harbor
2nd- hiroshima and nagasaki
what was the purpose of the selective service act?
to increase the size of the miltary for war
____________ entered the workforce during ww2 but didnt recieve ____________ __________.
women
equal pay
where did D-Day take place?
Normandy France
who was responsible for the allied forces military strategy in the Pacific?
Douglass MacArthur
the bombing of pearl harbor caused the united states to...
leave isolationism/neutrality.
declare war on Japan
How did the U.S. fund WWII?
2. income taxes
temporary immigration was encouraged from a certain country and had men come to the united states to be laborers
the bracero program
what did the navajo code talkers do for the war?
transmitted coded messages for the military
The commander in chief for the Pacific Fleet
Chester Nimitz
This event stopped the Japanese from continuing to advance in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway
did the united states unemployment rate rise or fall during WWII?
fall
riots took place due to italian, mexican, and african americans wearing bootlegged wool suits during WWII...
what were the riots called and why were people so upset with these men wearing these suits???
Zoot Suit Riots
People were upset because they were wasting rationed war materials
supreme court case in which a man refused to leave his home and reside in an internment camp
korematsu vs. US
name that leader !
usa=
great britain=
ussr=
germany=
italy=
FDR/Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
after this event, individuals were now held responsible for violating human rights even during times of war
nuremberg trials
how did WWII end the great depression?
an increase in jobs caused the economy to boom
why were japanese americans placed in internment camps?
the government thought they were a threat to national security
didnt trust them
what was the main goal of the manhattan project?
to develop an atomic bomb
Who said, "A date that will live in infamy"?
&
What were they referring to?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor and going to war
this event stopped the german military advance to the east
battle of stalingrad
why was there a food shortage at home during ww2?
they tried to save food and send it overseas to the military
this executive order brought attention to civil rights reform and equality
executive order 8802
When countries back down to powerful countries/leaders in order to keep the peace
appeasment