Key Events
What attack got the U.S. involved in the war?
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Name three of the major Allied Powers. Name the three Axis powers.
U.S., Britian, and USSR (also France and China). Japan, Germany, and Italy.
Who did Rosie the Riveter represent?
Women in the workforce
What did both Hitler and Mussolini want as a result of World War II?
Both Hitler and Mussolini wanted to restore their empires to the former glory (Mussolini wanted Italy to resemble the Roman Empire)
What battle was Germany's last major offensive against the Allies?
The Battle of the Bulge
What three main points did the Treaty of Versailles have against Germany post WWI?
Loss of territory, reduced military for Germany, and paying large war reparations.
What roles did women and African Americans serve in the military and at home?
African American women served in military roles as mail carriers. Primarily white women served in the WASPS (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Women also served in manufacturing centers fulfilling jobs men typically held.
African American men served in military roles as part of the Army Air Force (Tuskegee Airmen), in the Army as the Black Panthers, or given menial roles. African American men also worked in manufacturing centers.
What policy was enacted by the U.S. to assist Britain and the USSR's fight against the Axis?
Lend-Lease/Cash and Carry
What two cities were destroyed by the U.S. when we bombed Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Why did the United States turn away the S.S. St. Louis in 1939?
There were anti-semitic sentiments in the U.S., and the U.S. did not want to become involved in the war in Europe (passing the neutrality acts kept us out of the war)
Why did the United States government target Japanese Americans living on the west coast after Pearl Harbor, and relocate them inland?
There was fear that the Japanese Americans on the west coast would have allegiance to Japan. With major naval bases along the west coast, after the Pearl Harbor attack it was considered dangerous to keep Japanese people on the coast.
What was the major difference between the Allies and the Axis's forms of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic and fascist dictatorships controlled the Axis.