Domestic Impacts 1
Domestic Impacts 2
Military Events
Manhattan Project
Military Strategy
100
Japanese internment camps
What is one of the consequences of Pearl Harbor? (173)
100
Rosie the Riveter (working in factories)
What is one role women played in the war? (180)
100
they were expanding their empire & wanted to neutralize the U.S. Navy
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? (172)
100
a secret research project to build the atomic bomb
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project? (181)
100
U-boat attacks
What is one of the challenges Allies faced when moving supplies to the European theater? (184)
200
arrested German, Italian, and Japanese "enemy aliens"
What is one consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor? (173)
200
working in the armed forces (non-combat, nurses, etc.)
What is one role women played in the war? (180)
200
U.S. put a trade embargo on Japan (especially oil) and lent military supplies to China
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? (172)
200
to force Japan to surrender and avoid a land invasion
Why did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (182)
200
gasoline shortages
What is one of the challenges the Allies faced when trying to move supplies within the European theater? (184)
300
desegregate the military & end discrimination in hiring for government jobs
What was A. Philip Randolph's goal? (169)
300
to ensure the military had enough food/gasoline/rubber for tires/etc.
Why was rationing put into place? (179)
300
the Allied invasion of France at Normandy; Allies began pushing back Axis
What happened on D-Day? (176)
300
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this German-Jewish scientist moved to America to avoid the Nazis & was one of the lead scientists of the Manhattan Project
300
took a long time to reach the destination
What is one of the challenges the Allies faces when trying to move supplies to the Pacific theater? (185)
400
threatened a "March on Washington"
What did Randolph do to achieve his goal? (170)
400
U.S. let Allies borrow military supplies
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act? (174)
400
the turning point of the war in the Pacific
Why was the Battle of Midway significant? (175)
400
served as a model for future government research projects
What were the scientific implications of the Manhattan Project? (183)
400
lack of infrastructure and a hot, humid climate causing spoilage
What is one of the challenges the Allies faced when moving supplies within the Pacific theater? (185)
500
issued an executive order preventing hiring discrimination in government jobs
How did President Roosevelt respond to Randolph's plan? (171)
500
regulated production & converted non-military factories to produce military supplies
What was the purpose of the War Production Board? (178)
500
one of the final battles; led to German surrender (V-E Day)
What was the significance of the fall of Berlin? (177)
500
nuclear medicine & energy
What were the scientific and economic implications of the Manhattan Project?
500
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