Neutrality to War
What is isolationism?
Avoiding political and economic alliances, military conflicts, and entanglements with other countries
What is Manzanar an example of?
An Internment Camp
What was the Manhattan Project?
The secret government-led project to build the Atomic Bomb.
Who was targeted during the 2nd Red Scare?
Hollywood actors, directors, and writers; government workers; labor union organizers; Civil Rights activists
In the 1950s, there was a rise in _____ ______ families.
What did the United States trade for Britain Naval bases before joining the war?
Why was it easier to intern Japanese Americans in California than those in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, Japanese Americans made up 37% of the population, in California, they made up 1%.
How and when did WWII officially end?
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; August 6 & 9, 1945
What was the Iron Curtain? Who first said that phrase?
The metaphorical barrier between Western & Eastern Europe; Winston Churchill
Although parents called this Rock & Roll artist "lewd", he became loved by teens in the 1950s.
Elvis Presley
What event brought the U.S. into WWII? What was the date?
Pearl Harbor attack
December 7, 1941
Name 3 resistance strategies used in Japanese internment camps.
Writing letters, refusing to harvest crops, answering “no” on loyalty questionnaires, photography
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
A group of African American fighter pilots who protected bombers during World War II (aka the 99th Pursuit Squadron)
Who led the 2nd Red Scare?
Senator Joe McCarthy & the HUAC
Because of the development of many new corporations & franchises in the 1950s, there were a lot more ________ _________ jobs available.
White Collar
What did the United States do after Japan invaded China in 1937?
Cut off iron, steel, and oil.
What was the name of the executive order that required the internment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast?
Executive order 9066
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Native American Marines who used tribal languages as code to communicate classified messages.
What were Satellite Nations?
1. Encouraged soldiers to get an education
2. Employment
3. Low interest loans
Name and explain two policies that brought the U.S. closer to war before actually joining WWII.
Cash & Carry
Lend Lease Act
Hemispheric Defense Zone 1938
Atlantic Charter 1941
What was the ruling in Korematsu v. the United States?
Ruled the Japanese internment was justified on the basis of “military necessity.”
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was made up of...
2nd Generation Japanese Americans
In response to many East Berliners escaping to West Berlin, what did the USSR do?
Built the Berlin Wall around West Berlin
Jonas Salk created the Polio Vaccine