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Entering the War
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100

Who was elected President (again) in 1940?

FDR

100
Where is Pearl Harbor?

Hawai'i

100

What savings program did the U.S. government start to raise funds for the war?

War Bonds

100

What was the name of the first regiment of Black American soldiers allowed to fly planes?

Tuskegee Airmen

100

"Loose lips sink ships" is an example of what?

U.S. WWII Propaganda

200

What act in 1940 made it so that men ages 21-35 had to register for a potential draft?

Selective Service Act

200

Who made the statement "a day which will live in infamy?"

FDR

200

What could you obtain in order to slowly purchase a war bond?

War Bond Stamp Booklet

200

What was the job of the Navajo Code Talkers?

Send and receive secret message sent in their native language

200
What were prison camps for Japanese Americans in the U.S. called?

Internment Camps

300

What policy did Herbert Hoover practice that made the U.S. stay away from European affairs?

Isolationism

300

What was the date of the Pearl Harbor Attack?

December 7, 1941

300

What public policy was put into place to limit citizens buying large quantities of necessary goods?

Rationing
300

What was the main job of the Tuskegee Airmen?

To escort other pilots on their missions

300

What was the Rosy the Riveter propaganda trying to promote?

Women working in factories

400

What policy did FDR put in place initially that opened up trade with Latin American countries but required the U.S. to stay out of their affairs?

Good Neighbor Policy

400

What was the U.S. response to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Waging war on Japan/ Entering WWII

400

What was given to citizens to take with them to the grocery store in order to purchase certain goods?

Ration Booklet

400

When did congress finally approve the Women's Army Corps?

After the attack on Pearl Harbor

400

How much money was awarded to 80,000 Japanese Americans in 1988 as reparation for interment camps?

$20,000

500

What was the second FDR policy that banned the sale and transport of weapons and loaning money to countries activily in war?

Neutrality Act

500
What other places did FDR mention in his speech after Pearl Harbor that were also attacked by Japan?

Hong Kong, Midway Island, Wake Island, Guam

500

What was the U.S. government's reasoning for War Bonds?

To combat inflation

500

In what important WWII battle did the Navajo Code Talkers successfully send 800 messages?

Iwo Jima

500

What was the legal action called that put camps for Japanese Americans in place?

Executive order 9066