The Road to War
International organization that failed to stop aggression in the 1930s.
What is the League of Nations?
Region in China that Japan invaded in 1931, claiming they needed its resources.
What is Manchuria?
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
Executive Order that authorized the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
What is Executive Order 9066?
Date that Pearl Harbor was attacked.
What is December 7th, 1941?
1930s economic crisis that led to the rise of radical leaders and expansionist policies.
What is The Great Depression?
Percentage of Japan's oil that came from the U.S. prior to World War 2.
What is 80%?
Americans were encouraged to buy these to financially support the war.
What are War Bonds?
1944 Supreme Court case that upheld incarceration.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
Immediate action taken by Congress following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is declaring war on Japan? (on December 8th, 1941)
Military move made by Hitler in 1936, violating the Treaty of Versailles and putting France at risk.
What is sending troops into the Rhineland?
U.S. economic action taken against Japan before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is blocking trade/embargo? (including oil)
What was the Bracero Program?
A program bringing Mexican workers to work in U.S. agriculture.
Causes for incarceration according to the document Personal Justice Denied.
What are racial prejudice, fear of war, and lack of political leadership?
Action taken by the other Axis powers after the U.S. declared war on Japan.
What is Germany and Italy declaring war on the U.S.?
Reasons Britain and France avoided confronting Hitler's early aggressive actions.
What are fear of another war, economic struggles, and appeasement?
What is the Neutrality Act?
Strategy used by the U.S. Government to conserve food and fuel during World War 2.
What are Rationing Cards?
Government document from 1941 stating that Japanese Americans posed little threat.
What is The Munson Report?
Action taken by the United States in 1941 threatening Japan's access to resources.
What is the U.S. stopping trade with Japan?
Goal of the Axis Pact, and the countries that signed it.
What is global influence/domination?; Who are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in December of 1941.
What is to disable U.S. forces and continue expansion in Asia? (before running out of oil)
Ways Black and White Women were treated differently in the wartime economy.
Black women faced segregation and discrimination and fewer opportunities.
1988 U.S. law formally apologizing for incarceration and offering reparations.
What is the Civil Liberties Act?
How the attack on Pearl Harbor changed U.S. foreign policy.
What is ending isolationism and getting into World War 2?