Chapter 23
Two actions taken by the U.S. before WWII that sought to maintain an isolationist party were:
Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact
Good Neighbor Policy
The policy that was replaced by the "Big Stick Policy" and guided foreign policy with Latin American nations in the early 1900s:
Roosevelt Corollary
Two ways the federal government mobilized to assist the war effort in WWII were:
Economic
Social
Miniseries following the stories of Easy Company
Band of Brothers
When did WWII begin?
September 1, 1939
Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between WWI and WWII?
Isolation from European military conflicts
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
The action taken by President Roosevelt that permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to intern camps away from Western coastal regions
Executive Order 9066
Follow up to Band of Brothers
The Pacific
When did WWII end?
September 2, 1945
What was a major goal of U.S. foreign policy in the 1930s?
Provide defensive weapons to our European friends
Which statement about Japanese Americans interned during the war is most accurate?
Many Japanese Americans lost their homes and businesses
Which statement about the U.S. economy during WWII is accurate?
Many essential goods were rationed
Starring Tom Hanks; Captain Miller takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan
Changes to American society resulting from the mobilization of resources by the U.S.:
Planting Victory Gardens
Use of internment camps for Japanese Americans
Rationing of goods needed for the war effort
Increase of women in the work force
Two reasons for isolationism:
Americans were disenchanted with problems in the world
Americans were cut off by two oceans from Europe and Asia
What was the primary reason President Roosevelt announced the "Good Neighbor Policy" in 1933?
To promote trade with nations throughout Europe
Which statement is most accurate about race relations during WWII?
Despite support for the war effort, racial minorities often faced discrimination
The U.S. and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy
The Longest Day
Which statement best describes how WWII affected the home front in the United States?
Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted, and more women found jobs
Two changes in America's policy of isolationism:
Passage of the Neutrality Acts
Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act
Which action demonstrates the United States' effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after WWI?
Refusing to join the League of Nations
Which statement best explains why the U.S. mainland suffered little physical damage in WWII?
Geographic isolation kept America protected from most of the fighting
Oscar Schindler tries to save his Jewish workers to keep his factory running, and later realizes he is saving their lives
Schindler's List
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