Chapter 20 Flashcards
What government policies helped American industry to produce large quantities of war materials?
Reconstruction Finance Coroporation
What military need led to the production of Liberty ships?
Fast and cheaply produced and heavily armoured ships
What does the GI mean?
Government issued uniforms for the draftees to wear
What is the importance of the Tuskegee Airmen?
Protected the bombers
How did the status of women and African Americans in the Armed forces change during the war?
Women joined the military by becoming nurses and worked in factories
Describe what OWM is and what role it played in the war production effort
Independent agency of the US government formed during World War 2 to coordinate all government agencies involved in the war effort
Why do you think African Americans were willing to fight in the war even though they suffered discrimmination in American society?
They believed America should wage the war and demonstrate their support for democracy and equality at home and overseas
How effectively did American industry rally behind the war effort?
Factories produced items to be used for the war instead of the normal items they would have been producing
Napalm
A jellied gasoline used for bombs
Kamikaze
Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target
Amphtrac
AN amphibious tractor used to move troops from ships to shore
Rationing
The giving out of scarce items on a limited basis
Convoy System
A system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection
Periphery
The outer boundary of something
Disfranchise
To deprive of the right to vote
