During WW II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because
a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace
In the early 1940s, the Lend-Lease Act with Great Britain was evidence that the United States
recognized that its policy of neutrality conflicted with its self-interest.
The Lend-Lease Act was adopted prior to World War II primarily because these actions would
help Allied nations without the United States entering the war
President Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was primarily based on his belief that
an invasion of Japan would result in excessive casualties
Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United States before it entered World War II?
passage of neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations.
After WW II, the U.S. was better able than its allies to adjust its economy from wartime to peacetime because the U.S.
had suffered no widespread wartime destruction
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the
impact a single event can have on public opinion in a time of crisis
Which congressional action not only raised money for WW II but also contributed to the national debt
selling war bonds
What was a key challenge faced by the U.S. during WW II?
fighting war on several fronts
WW I and WW II brought about changes for minorities and women because these conflicts led to
the creation of new job opportunities
During WW II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to
recruit women into wartime industries
During WW II, the federal government used rationing to
provide resources for the military
Name the two battlefronts during WW II:
Europe and Asia
Benito Mussolini controlled Italy under what type of government
Fascist (Fascism)
The Third Reich was the name given to Hitler's Nazi Empire because they believed his government was
Germany's 3rd greatest empire
Which countries made up the Allied forces during WWII?
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, France
Which countries made up the Axis powers during WW II?
German, Japan, Italy, Austria-Hungary
What was Japan lacking that forced them to conquer other countries?
natural resources
During the outbreak of war, what was one of the reasons that the Nazi military was so successful at conquering other countries?
The use of Blitzkrieg when fighting
Who was the U.S. commander that landed on the island of Sicily, prior to successfully overthrowing Mussolini in Italy?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Initially the Soviet Union was neutral during WW II, but after the Nazi invasion of what country, did Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with the Nazis.
Poland
What was the non-agression pact that was signed between the Soviets and Germans? The Germans will break this pact in 1939.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Who became president after FDR's death?
Harry S. Truman
Who helped the Allies with a secret code that no one could break?
Navajo Indians
What helped factories shift from making consumer goods to making guns, ships, aircraft, and other war materials?
War Production Board
What did WW II help to quickly end, which had been going on for 12 years?
Great Depression
The fall of what country shocked the world more than the fall of Poland?
France
What camps were used to "house" Jews and other "undesirables" before and during WW II?
Concentration Camps
What country became very angry with the U.S. when the U.S. decided to stop trading scrap metal, rubber, and oil with them?
Japan
What were 4 battles that were fought in the Pacific during WW II?
...Doolittle's Raid, Midway, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa
Date for V-E Day
May 8, 1945
Date for V-J Day
August 15, 1945
Name 2 major causes of WW II?
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism
What was Hitler's plan in regard to the Holocaust?
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How did Hitler set his plan into action without introducing Death Camps right at the beginning?
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Why did Truman choose to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1 million would have died if U.S. had invaded mainland Japan. He wanted to end the war quickly.
After WW II, why did the U.S. become the most "powerful" nation in the world?
WW II stimulated American Economy. Millions of women were now employed. Technological gains for farmers.
Americans on the home front did everything they could to help out with the war effort. What were some examples of how Americans helped out?
Recycling, rationing, war bonds
Total number of estimated causalities during WW II
55 million