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True or False, did Hitler keep his desire to exterminate European Jews a secret?
False
What is rationing?
the limiting of goods or services that are in high demand and short supply
What is Japanese Internment
The imprisoning of Japanese Americans into prison camps in the interior of the United States during World War II
What is one of the alternatives that Truman had instead of dropping the atomic bomb?
Invasion, blockade, conventional bombing campaign, demonstrate the atomic bomb, atomic bomb an uninhabited part of Japan
Who were the main victors of World War II?
United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
Bonus points: China and France
What is the Divine Wind refers to in World War II?
Japanese pilots who would crash their pilots into US Navy ships in the hopes of sinking them.
What is one thing besides food that was rationed?
Gasoline, clothes, etc.
What reason did the US government give to justify the internment of Japanese Americans?
Japanese Americans would spy on American ships and forward these to Japan and or sabotage infrastructure like oil refineries
Who were the hibakusha?
How did the GI Bill help servicemen?
Paid for veterans to get an education and provided loans to buy homes or farms or to start a business
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
They needed natural resources like oil and decided to invade the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to get it. Japan figured that this move would draw the US into the conflict so they decided to strike first
How did the government get involved in the economy?
Rationing, price controls, created propaganda, funding the war effort, and research and development to support the war effort.
What was the constitutional problem with Japanese internment?
Japanese Americans were never given a fair trial before being interned
What is the atomic bomb?
A bomb that splits the nucleus of an atom causing a mass release of energy
What idea was established during the Nuremberg Trials?
These trials established the idea that individuals are responsible for their own actions even during a war
What was the cash and carry program?
Program before the entry into World War II where the United States would sell weapons if the country could pay in cash and pick up the weapons in their own transports.
How did Roosevelt aid the fight for Civil Rights during World War II?
He issued an executive order that required employers and labor unions to end discrimination against African Americans in the US defense industry
How were Italians treated in San Mateo County?
They were forced to move away from the coast, had a strict curfew, enemy alien registration cards, gave up contraband, and had to stay within five miles of their home.
What were some of the ulterior motives that critics claim led to the United States dropping the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was a message for the Soviets to tread lightly
What was agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?
Occupation zones for Germany and Stalin agreed to declare war on Japan
What were the Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937?
These acts were designed to prevent the US from getting involved in a war. They banned arms sales and loans to countries involved in wars or civil wars.
What were the Zoot Suit Riots?
US Navy sailors accused a group of Mexican American kids of beating them up. Groups of sailors and Marines invaded the Latino community of East Los Angeles attacking anyone seen wearing a zoot suit.
What was the Civil Liberties Act of 1988?
An act that apologized for Japanese internment and gave each person interned 20,000 dollars.
How did Godzilla embody the atomic bomb?
What disagreements were there between the United States and the Soviet Union at the Postdam Conference?
Free elections in Eastern Europe and reparations from Germany