Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
Hitler
War At Home
Woman At War
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Who attacked the Americans at Pearl Harbor?
Japan
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Who was victimized in the Holocaust?
Jewish people
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Who was Adolf Hitler?
He was the German leader during the time of WWII and he was the driving force behind the Genocide of Jewish people.
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What did the government do to make sure the military got all the supplies they needed?
They put rations on everything. Americans would be given ration stamps that would get them food, tires, gasoline, and other necessary items.
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Who were the WACs?
The WACs were the Women's Army Corps. They were the first women other than the nurses to serve in the war.
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Where was the attack?
On the Hawaiin Island Oahu. Where there was a U.S. military base.
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Who was the leader of the Genocide. What was the name givin to his followers?
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Genocide, the nazis, his followers.
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How did he become a leader of Germany?
Hitler became a leader of Germany by convincing many people that he could get them through the hard times after WWI; that he would make Germany strong again and give them food. In many peoples eyes he was almost a god.
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What happened to the Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?
They were shipped off to internment camps on the west coast where they could only bring what they could carry and had to sell everything else.
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What jobs did the WAC women do?
They taught men how to drive the fight planes, they worked as engineers and mechanics, they helped build bombs in factories, and many other non-combat roles.
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What major desicion was made the day after the attack?
For America to go to war against Japan.
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What were Death Camps?
Death Camps were massive camps were the Nazis would ship people off to be killed. Hundreds at a time would be killed in Gas Chambers.
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What did he promise to his followers?
He promissed his followers a safe place under his arm. For many, as the war progressed, they joined his side out of fear for his supreme power.
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Who was A. Phillip Randolph and what did he protest against?
Phillip was the head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, ordered Roosevelt to stop racial discrimination in the armed forces.
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Who was Rosie the Riverter?
Rosie the Riverter was a fictional character of WWII propaganda that was the signiture for the WACs.
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How did the Japanese strike the island? Where and with what?
Japan striked Pearl Harbour's air and ground forces. Damaging battle ships, military air crafts, and taking the lives of thousands.
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Where were the Jewish People taken?
No matter where they were in Europe Jewish people were treated badly. Eventually nearly everyone was captured by the Nazis and if they were lucky enough to escape Death Camps they would be taken to regular camps where they were given barely any food, poor living arrangements, and were forced into labor.
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What was Adolf Hitler's religion?
Hitler was Catholic and had a strong Catholic upbringing
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When did America start drafting for the army.
America started drafting before Pearl Harbour even occured.
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If women weren't part of the WAC what did they do while their husbands were away?
Women became bus drivers, police officers, gas station attendants, factory workers, ran cranes, and many other jobs.
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What day did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
December 7, 1941.
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After the war ended, what did the allied do to the leaders of the losing side?
The victors prosecuted the leaders for war crimes.
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How did he die?
The theory is that in his Bunker in Berlin he shot himself in the head after he attempted to poison himself with cyanide. It is believed that he killed himself that he wouldn't get caught by the oposing side.
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What happened to the economy as a result of the war?
As soon as America went into the war they started manufacturing supplies, and all our allied countries wanted our factorized supplies. Not only that but there were more jobs. In fact the War ended the Great Depression.
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What did the leave of men affect the government to do?
It caused the government to decide to that women and men should have equal pay at jobs.