Migrant farmworkers became an important part of the Southwest’s agricultural system as a result of
the Bracero Program.
100
As a result of a presidential order allowing the military to declare any part of the United States to be a military zone,
many Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps.
100
The “Double V” campaign meant
victory over Hitler’s racism abroad and victory over racism at home.
100
The Allies placed inflated rubber tanks, empty tents, and dummy landing craft along the coast of Britain to convince the Germans that
the Allies planned to land their invasion forces in Calais.
200
In the case Korematsu v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese Americans was
constitutional because it was based on military urgency.
200
A key to the American success at Midway was
breaking the Japanese Navy’s secret code.
200
What was the effect of Korematsu v. United States?
internment camps were affirmed as legal
200
The capture of Stalingrad was key to the success of Hitler’s strategy to
destroy the Soviet economy.
200
Blue points and red points were a system for
rationing goods.
300
They were a small band of warriors who created an unbreakable code from the ancient language of their people to use in World War II.
Navajo Code Talkers
300
What new technology was used by the United States navy to find and sink German submarines in the Atlantic ocean during World War II?
SONAR
300
Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Commission to
enforce nondiscrimination in hiring workers in defense industries.
300
The bombing of Tokyo with B-25 bombers that were launched from aircraft carriers. Something that had never been done before.
Dolittle’s Raid
300
Most Liberty ships were hard to sink because they were
welded rather than riveted.
400
Who was the head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters who demanded that FDR give African Americans equal opportunity for jobs in defense factories during WWII?
A Phillip Randolph.
400
Who was the Commander of the American Naval fleet in the Pacific during WWII?
Chester Nimitz
400
Which duty would NOT be assigned to a woman in World War II?
Combat
400
What was the symbol for women entering the workforce during World War II?
Rosie the Riveter
400
Japan’s goal in attacking Midway Island was to
destroy the American fleet.
500
What international political organization was founded in 1945 to keep peace and prevent future wars?
United Nations
500
The cost-plus system sped up war production by
providing larger profits for companies that worked fast and produced a lot.
500
What was the Manhattan Project?
Invented the atomic bomb
500
Who was the commander of the United States army in the Pacific who was forced to surrender the Philippines in World War II?
Douglas MacArthur
500
Over a third of all military equipment made during the war was manufactured by the