The US and the War
Most Americans did not support military action against Axis powers until this event.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Women were encouraged to do what during the war to support the effort?
What is get defense industry jobs?
Identify TWO ways that African Americans contributed to the war effort.
1. Defense industry jobs (factories)
2. Soldiers
This Executive Order effectively internment hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II.
What is Executive Order 9066?
World War II was fought against which TWO major countries? (Yes there are three major countries, but one was a minor player who ended up switching sides, okay?!)
Who are Germany and Japan?
World War II, not the New Deal, actually ended the Great Depression because of this.
What is the mass mobilization for war and a strong industrial base.
This fictional character represented women in defense industry jobs and has since become a feminist icon.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
Explain the "Double V" campaign.
Double V = Double Victory
1. Victory overseas against fascism
2. Victory at home against racism
Japanese Internment was a direct result of this event.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Identify one argument FOR dropping the atomic bomb and one argument AGAINST dropping the atomic bomb.
Against: It was dropped on civilians and the outcome did not justify the means (it was too destructive)
FDR's "Four Freedom" Speech was most likely intended to do what?
Increase public support for aiding the Allies in WWII.
Identify ONE way that World War II changed the role of women in society.
Socioeconomic standing improved overall.
What was the significance of the Supreme Court Case Korematsu v. US?
It upheld that the internment of Japanese Americans was a wartime necessity.
Many Americans did not support US entry into World War II in the early years because of this.
What are xenophobia, nativism, and isolationism?
What was one major difference between conscription (drafting) policies during WWI and WWII
During WWII, the draft started BEFORE the US officially entered the war.
While women had an increased role in society during World War II, identify one way that traditional gender roles were maintained.
1. Still expected to adhere to beauty standards
2. A lot of propaganda was directed towards women's role in the home (rationing, conserving, etc)
Executive Order 8802 did this.
What is desegregate the defense industry?
Explain TWO reasons why Japanese Americans were interned during WWII.
1. Fear of spies and sabotage
2. Racism
3. Fear that, under Japanese invasion, Japanese Americans would not stay loyal to the U.S.
Describe the Lend-Lease Program.
A program that supplied Allied Powers (especially Britain) with wartime supplies like food, warships, planes, and weapons. It expand the role of the US in the world.
What was the relationship between the Soviet Union, the United States, and China during WWII.
Allied, but Soviet vs. US tensions were high and the US wanted to gain influence in China to limit power of Soviet Union after the war.
The increased role of women in the workforce went against what 19th century value system that relegated women to the domestic sphere?
What is the "cult of domesticity"?
1. Need for workers to support the war effort.
2. Pressure from African Americans, specifically the March on Washington Movement.
BONUS QUESTION: This court case from WWI parallels Japanese Internment in terms of civil liberties.
What is Schenck vs. United States (limited free speech during war)