Isolationism
Home Front America
Unit 8
Movies
Miscellaneous
100
The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations reflected a desire of the nation to
Return to a policy of isolation.
100
Which statement best explains why the U.S. mainland suffered little physical damage in World War II
Geographic isolation kept America protected from most of the fighting
100
What is the intent of this card?
Conserve key resources in wartime
100
Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat.
Saving Private Ryan
100
What do you do to a box to make it lighter?
Holes
200
Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between World War I and World War II
Isolation from European military conflicts
200
Which statement best describes how World War II affected the home front in the United States
Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted, and more women found jobs in factories
200
Planting Victory Gardens
200
What movie takes place on the beaches of Dunkirk?
Dunkirk
200
What's the world's fastest mile?
3:43.13
300
"Banning loans to nations at war" "Prohibiting the sale of arms to nations at war" These governmental actions were similar in that each was intended to
Keep the United States out of war
300
Contribute to the war effort by working
300
Japanese Americans were forced to relocate to intern camps away from Western coastal regions with the passage of what Executive Order
Executive Order 9066
300
A battle-hardened Army sergeant named Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt), leading a Sherman tank and a five-man crew, undertakes a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Fury
300
What is the size of a men's basketball?
28.5 in
400
Reasons for Isolationism
Americans were disenchanted with problems in the world & Americans were cut off by two oceans from Europe and Asia
400
Which statement about the U.S. economy during World War II is accurate
Many essential goods were rationed
400
The Japanese attack on Pearl harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the
impact an event can have on the social and economic fabric of Americans
400
The true story of Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who won the Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on religious grounds.
Hacksaw Ridge
400
What color is water
Clear
500
Changes in America's traditional policy of isolationism
Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act & Entered into a Destroyer for Bases Agreement
500
World War II brought many changes to the nation. Place a checkmark next to all of the changes to American society that resulted from the mobilization of resources by the United States during World War II
Planting of Victory Gardens, Use of internment camps for Japanese American, Rationing of goods needed for the war effort, Increase of women in the work force
500
In what way were the U.S. Supreme Court cases of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Korematsu v. United States (1944) similar
specific groups of people were targeted based on their race or ethnicity
500
Oskar Schindler owns a factory to help Jews.
Schindler's list
500
What vehicle does Logan Kennedy drive?
Jeep Patriot: Harley Davidson Edition