Not So Good Things US did in WWII
US Public Health Service conducted _____________ to observe the natural progression of untreated syphilis
Tuskegee Study
This group worked as translators and intelligence officers to the French Resistance
Cajun "Frenchies"
This was the largest training event in military history
Louisiana Maneuvers
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
develop an atomic bomb
Stalin declare war on Japan
Diplomatic relationships
borders
After Pear Harbor, the US ordered people of Japanese descent to _____________
Internment Camps
This group created an unbreakable code that gave the US an advantage during the Pacific Theater
Navajo Code Talkers
These were manufactured in New Orleans, La and used to safely deliver soldiers onto land
Higgins Boat
Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
What is one result from the Yalta conference?
UN planning
German war reparations
FDR signed __________ to order people of Japanese decent to be incarcerated in internment camps
Executive Order 9066
This is a segregated regiment that drove the German forces from northern Italy
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Two ways people helped on the homefront was by using their __________ to purchase a set amount of goods and by planting ___________
1. Ration books/cards
2. Victory gardens
What two cities were the bombs dropped on?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
What is one result of the Potsdam Conference?
democratic influence in Germany
end of diplomatic communication between US and Soviet Union
Why did the US intern many Japanese Americans during the war?
To prevent espionage
Tuskegee Airmen
What are 3 things WWII propaganda encouraged?
grow food
war bonds
ration
war production
The hibakusha or Japanese survivors of the atomic blasts received ____________
How did the GI bill help military veterans?
Home and business loans
Education services
How was the Tuskegee Study unethical?
Only studied black males
The men were not given penicillin when it was proven to treat syphilis
This group was not allowed in combat but served in WWII by baking, doing clerical work, driving, and medical positions
Women's Army Corps (WAC)
Besides manufacturing boats and military training, how did Louisiana help with the war effort?
What did the develop and use of the atomic bomb lead to?
How did the role of women in WWII change the US going forward?