Chapter 14 Flashcards
challenges of D-Day landing
exposed to attack when first let off transport boats
Rosie the Riveter in real life
women filling factory jobs b/c men joined military
events leading up to U.S. entry into war (regarding Japan)
Japan attacks China; U.S. limits what it will sell Japan as punishment; open talks w/Japan to resolve problem; Japan attacks U.S. at Pearl Harbor
Neutrality Acts’ effect of economy
profits from weapons manufacturing & exports fell b/c couldn’t sell to nations at war
Munich Conference
give Germany Sudetenland as appeasement (give Hitler what he wants and maybe he’ll stop)
why unemployment rate changed in 1942
millions of soldiers join military leaving factory jobs to be filled
Nazis targeted____but targeted____the most
Nazis targeted several groups like Roma, Poles, Slavs, but targeted Jews the most
put events in order
1-Germany invades Poland
2-Britain & France declare war on Germany
3-Hitler invades neighbors
4-Germany & Italy attack France
5-France surrenders
“Peace for our time.”
quote from British Prime Minister believing Germany would stop if appeased
purpose of victory gardens
grow own food so plenty of food for civilians & soldiers
Good Neighbor Policy goal
stronger (friendly) relations w/Latin America in time of danger
why Germans supported Hitler in early 1930s
he promised to fix all the problems after WWI/Depression and make Germany great again
how Stalin maintained control of Soviet Union
absolutely no dissent; kill or imprison anyone who disagrees
Potsdam Declaration
called on Japan to surrender or face “prompt and utter destruction”; ignored by Japan
Battle of Midway significance
came after Japanese advances; proved U.S. could win the the Pacific
meaning of Shirer quote on 851
Germans loved strong military & spectacle
Tuskegee Airmen contributions
successful contributions during war led to determination for civil rights after the war
FDR’s message to Congress on 12/8/41
asking for a declaration of war against Japan
locations where Germany expanded first
neighboring countries in Central Europe; Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia
Short Answer 1
What was the “Double V’ campaign, and what evidence suggests that it was a success?
-effort to have victory against Germany but also victory over discrimination at home
-many African Americans served in military and held jobs to support war effort
-called for an end to racial discrimination in hiring
-great dedication to both causes
-helped build support for future civil rights movement
Short Answer 2
How was Hitler able to justify his actions against Jews during the mid to late 1930s?
-already plenty of anti-Semitic feeling
-Jews often wealthy and well-educated, so an element of jealousy for those not as successful
-blamed Jews for struggles in Germany after WWI
-showed them as an “other” to make it seem ok to mistreat them
-preached racial purity & superiority of Aryan race, so Jews seen as “less than”
-started small but kept taking away rights, property, etc. gradually
Short Answer 3
Why did the U.S. Congress apologize in 1988 to Japanese Americans for internment during WWII?
-interning Japanese Americans during WWII violated their constitutional rights as U.S. citizens
-held involuntarily in camps even though no proof of any wrongdoing; simply held because of their ancestry
-action was illegal & discriminatory
-locked up some but drafted others into military
Short Answer 4
Contrast (show differences) between the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 and the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s.
-during 1930s U.S. supported neutrality
-could not sell war goods (sometimes any goods) to nations at war
-very isolationist feeling; we just want to stay out of it
-Lend-Lease Act allowed sales/leases to ALLIES whose stability we valued
-definitely not a neutral act b/c it helped Britain (our ally) but not Germany
