U.S Role in WWII
On the Homefront
Contributions to the war effort
How it ended
Vocabulary
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The main cause of the trend in employment shown on the graph between 1942 and 1945 was
What is increased manufacturing to meet the needs of World War II
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The relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II occurred because
What is military authorities considered them a threat to national security
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Women played a major role on the domestic front during World War II by
What is taking on jobs in the defense industry
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The scientists working on the Manhattan Project during World War II were responsible for
What is developing the atomic bomb
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The axis powers
Who were Italy, Germany and Japan
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to
What is enter WWII and move Japanese Americans to internment camps away from the Pacific Coast
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The primary goal of this World War II poster was to convince the American public to
What is provide financial support for the war
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During World War II, this poster was used primarily to
what is gain financial support for the war
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President Harry Truman advanced the cause of civil rights for African Americans by
What is ordering the desegregation of the Armed Forces
200
The allied powers
who were Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the United States (only after 1941)
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“National Defense at Any Expense, but Keep Our Boys at Home.”
This 1941 slogan of the America First Committee promoted the policy of
What is isolationism
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A major reason for wartime rationing was to
What is ensuring that troops were adequately supplied
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During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen and code talkers had this in common
what is showed that minorities could serve heroically when United States policy allowed them to participate in the armed forces.
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Agreements made at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences near the end of World War II resulted in what
What is division of Germany into zones of occupation
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Treaty ending WWI that treated Germans harshly and caused resentment toward other nations
What is the Treaty of Versailles
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Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan… .”
In this statement, President Roosevelt was addressing Congress about the
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor
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A key purpose of this World War II poster was to
What is gain support for the war, encourage men to enlist in the army
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During World War II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to
what is recruit women into wartime industries
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President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was based on the belief that the action would
What is save American lives by avioding invasion of Japan
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Was a genocide of the European Jews during World War II.
what is the holocaust
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It took Franklin Roosevelt to declare war after the attack on Pearl Harbor
What is 24 hours
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A similarity between the laws being challenged in the United States Supreme Court cases of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Korematsu v. United States (1944) is that
What is specific groups of people were being targeted based on race or ethnicity
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During WWII the United States saw the largest migration in it's history of people from their homes due to this
what is jobs in war industrys thus leading to "boom towns"
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Speaker A: “The use of the bomb shortened the war and saved American lives.
Speaker B: “The United States might have been able to force the Japanese to surrender simply by demonstrating the power of the bomb on a deserted island.
Speaker C: “The use of the bomb was justified because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Speaker D: “In Hiroshima, the bomb instantly incinerated more than 60,000 people. Most were civilians.”
These statements most likely were made during the
what is post–World War II period
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form of government
one-party dictator
totalitarian one-party state
aim is to prepare the nation for armed conflict, to respond to economic difficulties.
puts nation and often race above the individual.
what is facism