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Who are the two presidents of the United States during WW2?
FDR & Truman
What is the Allied strategy in the European Theatre?
Defeat Hitler First
What happened on December 7th, 1941?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Who did Rosie the Riveter represent?
All women defense workers.
Was FDR an isolationist or internationalist?
Internationalist
List two countries that are a part of the Allied Powers.
Britain
France
USSR (After Hitler invades)
The United States (1941-1945)
Which occured first, V-E day or V-J day?
V-E Day
What was the purpose of the Dootlittle Raid?
What was the purpose of rationing?
The government’s goal was to keep prices stable and prevent inflation
The OPA began rationing food products to make sure there was enough for the military.
Define Isolationism & Internationalism
Isolationism - minding your own business, staying out of other nation's affairs
Internationalism - involved in other nation's affairs to promote peace
Who is Hideki Tojo?
A Japanese Lead Military General
What is the turning point battle in the European Theatre?
Stalingrad
What is the turning point battle of the Pacific Theater?
Midway
Explain the significance of American production in the Allied victory of WW2 in detail.
The government offered cost-plus contracts and government loans to companies to convert and produce wartime materials.
The automobile industry was suited to mass produce military equipment
Jeeps, tanks, helmets, trucks, etc.
The U.S. industrial sector outpaced all other nations in the war.
American war production turned the tide in favor of the Allies.
Mobilizing the economy like this created 19 million new jobs and doubled the average family income.
Which neutrality act banned loans to any nation at war?
1936
United States military general (based in European Theatre) who was in charge of all Allied troops in Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
What is the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?
Last major battle that the Americans took part in.
What two cities were the nuclear bombs dropped on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Explain the significance of the Navajo Code Talkers.
At Ms. Sloan's approval
Describe the Destroyers for Bases Deal in detail.
Destroyers for Bases
Roosevelt urged Congress to revise the Neutrality laws
In the Spring of 1940, Winston Churchill, Britain’s Prime Minister, asked Roosevelt for the transfer of 50 US Destroyers to Britain so it can defend itself and its supplies from attack
Who are George Patton & Douglass MacArthur? What theaters do they fight in?
George Patton - United States military general (based in the European Theatre)
Douglas MacArthur - United States military general (based in the Pacific Theatre)
What is the first major battle that the Americans took part in?
Battle for North Africa / El Alamein
How did the Allied Victory at Iwo Jima contribute to the Island Hopping strategy?
At Ms. Sloan's approval
How were Japanese Americans impacted by WW2 on the homefront?
Japanese Internment Camps
Describe the Lend/Lease Act in detail
After the Battle of Britain, England had run out of money
Roosevelt convinced Congress to pass the Lend/Lease Act which allowed the US to lend or lease supplies to any nations considered “vital to the defense of the United States”
This GREATLY aided Britain and later the Soviet Union