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What happened with US taxes during WW2?
Congress passed modest tax increases
National debt increased sixfold
Payroll deductions
What happened after the Fall of the Philippines?
Bataan Death March
What was Island Hopping?
US bypassed the most heavily fortified Islands in the Pacific (those controlled by the Japanese)
How did Stalin act at the Yalta Conference?
He lied
Who became President and Roosevelt?
Truman
How did Hitler rise to power?
The Treaty of Versailles was overly harsh causing German resentment; good at public speaking, Europe did nothing
What did MacArthur famously say as he left the Philippines?
“I will return”
Who was at the Yalta Conference?
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
How did men and women help the war effort?
About 15 million served in the military
-About 268,000 women
-Men from 18–45 could be drafted
Many more women in the work force
What was the bloodiest single campaign in the Pacific?
Okinawa
Who were the 4 tyrants of WW2 and what countries did they represent?
Benito Mussolini (Italy); Adolf Hitler (Germany), Tojo (Japan), Joseph Stalin (Russia)
Who were the Flying Tigers?
An American volunteer group who flew in China; was successful
Even though the US first attack against Japan was militarily unsuccessful, what was successful about it?
Encouraged the Americans, surprised the Japanese
How was the US economy mobilized?
-Much construction ceased
-Many consumer goods not produced
-Rationing
-Recycling
What was the largest naval battle of history?
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
Why was America an isolationist country?
War debt, Great Depression, and tradition
What happened with the Atlantic Charter?
Meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt; list of “common principles,” showed the link between America and the Allies
Why was the Battle of Midway a major turning point in the war?
The US had broken Japanese radio codes
What was the fate of Germany as determined at the Yalta Conference?
Germany and Berlin were to be divided into 4 zones
WW1 Question: What was the third trigger for war and what did it mean? Would you be able to explain how it helped lead to US entry into WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram
-Germany offered to help Mexico reclaim American territory
-Americans were outraged
What were the 4 freedoms? Who was the artist who painted the freedoms?
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear
Artist: Norman Rockwell
What happened at Pearl Harbor and was it successful (explain)?
Attack on Us base by Japan; not completely destroyed and missed aircraft carriers; war followed so successful to some degree but also unsuccessful
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? Were they successful in their mission?
Native Americans who used their language to send coded messages; yes successful—Japan could not break their codes
At which conference did Truman learn about the success of the atomic bomb tests?
The Potsdam Conference
WW1 Question: What is the second trigger for war and what did it mean? Would you be able to explain how it helped lead to US entry into WWI?
Submarine Warfare
-The Germans had U-boats
-Germany declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone
-unrestricted submarine warfare—eventually would lead America to break ties with Germany