What nation did Japan invade in 1937?
China
How many aircraft carriers and planes did Japan sent to Hawaii?
6 aircraft carriers, 360 airplanes
what year was the woman's army corps(WAC)established?
In 1942
Wartime Production
Who had the idea of for a "March on Washington"?
A. Phillip Randolph
What TWO nations did Japan enter into an alliance with?
Germany and Italy
What date did they attack pearl harbor?
December 7, 1941
By the end of war how many men had voluntarily enlisted or been drafted?
15 million men
How did Navajo Indians contribute to the war effort in the Pacific campaign?
Navajo code talkers formed secret codes
Where did African Americans migrate to, so they could fill the new jobs?
Moved to the North
Where did Japan import most of it's oil from?
United States
How did the Japanese avoid detection from getting caught by the U.S.?
Ships sailed without radio communication
How many African Americans served in wwll?
1 million
What were Henry Ford's plants producing in Michigan instead of cars?
Bombers
What happened to the SS St.louis when it reached Cuba?
The Cuban government refused to admit them even though they had visa.
What items did Roosevelt restrict sales of to Japan when they invaded Indonesia?
Rice fields, Rubber plantations,Cutting supply routes to china
What was special about the flag the Japanese used?
Flag defeated Russia in 1905
What group of African Americans fighter pilots flew more than 1500 missions in Europe?
Tuskegee Airmen
How did wartime production affect the workforce?
The unemployment rate dropped around 10%
What did the executive order 8802 reaffirm?
No federal agency would discrimination in the hiring practice
What nation did Hitler invade in June of 1941?
He invaded the Soviet union
What did Roosevelt ask congress for the next day after the attack?
Declaration of war on japan
What were the jobs that the WAC's did during WWll?
Drove army cars, Operated radio switchboards,Plotted aircraft paths,Organized supplies
What was the purpose of the March?
Jobs for African Americans
What was the purpose of the "Mexican Labor Supply Program?
Increased demand for workers