america and wwii Flashcards
What did the grant Ronald Reagan gave to the Japanese?
It granted $20,000 to each surviving Japanese American to had been interned.
OPACS (Office of Price Administration and Civilian SUpply) and OIS (Office of Economic Stabilization) was created for what reason?
to regulate wages and certain prices.
___________ tried to prevent strikes.
War Labor Board WLB
_____ began rationing, or limiting the purchases of many products to make sure enough was available for military use
Opacs
Which foods were rationed?
1) Meat 2) Sugar 3) Fats 4) Oils 5) Processed Foods 6) Coffee 7) Shoes 8) Gasoline
How did the government encourage victory gardens?
film reels, pamphlets, and official statements.
What was the Office of War Information (OWI) role?
to improve the public’s understanding of the way and to act as a liaison office with various media.
Who was commander of the US Navy in the Pacific?
Admiral Chester Nimitz
Who was the commander over the US forces in the Philippines?
General Douglas MacArthur.
78,000 men were forced to march 65 miles in a Japanese prison camp known as the ____________-.
Bataan Death Camp
What two carriers did Admiral Nimitz sent to intercept the Japanese in the _________?
lexington, and yorktown - coral sea.
Who suggested the marines recruit Navajo code talkers?
Engineer Johnston.
First peacetime draft in American history?
Selective Training and Service Act
Who transferred over 350,000 acres to the War Department deemed for the construction of military bases?
Department of Agriculture
The Pittsburgh Courier launched the “_______” campaign to stop the racism at home and Hitler’s racism abroad.
Double V
Highest Ranking African American officer to the rank of brigadier general
Benjamin O Davis Sr
First African American Unit in the Air Force
99th Pursuit (also known as the Tuskegee Airmen)
17 Hispanic Americans had received what at the end of the war?
Congressional Medal of Honor
Congress first allowed women in the military by creating the…
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
Cost Plus Contracts
agreeing to pay a company the cost to make a product plus a guaranteed percentage as profit.
Reconstruction Finance Act (RFC)
to make loans to companies wanting to convert to war production.
Best known for basic cargo ships called Liberty Ships
Kaiser
War Production Board?
to direct priorities and production goals for military factories.
The symbol to campaign hiring women
“Rosie the Riveter”
