Chapter 26 IDs Flashcards
Battle of the Bulge
Who
Hitler
Battle of the Bulge
What
German offensive campaign
Battle of the Bulge
When
1944-1945
Battle of the Bulge
Where
Ardennes region
Battle of the Bulge
Why
Costliest battle for the US, but ended serious German resistance in the West
Braceros
Who
Mexican contract laborers
Braceros
What
Admitted to the US for a limited time to work at specific jobs
Braceros
When
1942 began to be admitted
Braceros
Where
US
Braceros
Why
Some US employers began to actively recruit Hispanics
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Who
African Americans
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
What
Organization that mobilized mass popular resistance to discrimination in a way that the older, more conservative organizations had never done
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
When
1942
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Why
Helped produce the Civil Rights Movement
D Day
Who
Eisenhower
D Day
What
Allies invaded Western Europe
D Day
When
1944
D Day
Where
Normandy coast
D Day
Why
Beginning of the end of war in Europe
Eisenhower
Who
Commander of the Allied forces in Europe
Eisenhower
What
Send the vast armada into action on D Day
Eisenhower
When
1944
Eisenhower
Where
Europe (Normandy)
Eisenhower
Why
Contributed to winning WW2
Enola Gay
Who
Truman
Enola Gay
What
Boeing B29 bomber
Enola Gay
When
1945
Enola Gay
Where
Hiroshima
Enola Gay
Why
First aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, which completely incinerated Hiroshima, but the Japanese government still did not surrender immediately
Enrico Fermi
Who
Scientist
Enrico Fermi
What
Discovered the radioactivity of uranium
Enrico Fermi
When
1930s
Enrico Fermi
Where
Italy
Enrico Fermi
Why
Achieved the first controlled fission chain reaction
Guadalcanal
Who
Allied forces
Guadalcanal
What
Ferocious island battle where the US took the offensive
Guadalcanal
When
1942
Guadalcanal
Where
Island of Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Why
Japanese were forced to abandon the island, and with it their last change of launching an affective offense to the South
Truman
Who
VP and later President of the US
Truman
What
Ordered the air force to use the atomic bombs against Japan
Truman
When
1945
Truman
Where
Japan
Truman
Why
Ended WW2, but also caused mass destruction
Hiroshima
Who
Truman
Hiroshima
What
Japanese industrial city where the first atomic bomb was dropped
Hiroshima
When
1945
Hiroshima
Where
Japan
Hiroshima
Why
Completely incinerated, but the Japanese government still did not surrender immediately, so the US dropped another bomb
Holocaust
Who
Hitler
Holocaust
What
Massive genocide of millions of Jews
Holocaust
When
WW2
Holocaust
Where
Germany
Holocaust
Why
One of the darker parts of world history
Korematsu vs US
Who
Supreme Court
Korematsu vs US
What
Landmark Supreme Court case concerning the internment of Japanese
Korematsu vs US
When
1944
Korematsu vs US
Where
US
Korematsu vs US
Why
Ruled that the relocation of Japanese was constitutionally permissible
Luftwaffe
Who
German air force
Luftwaffe
What
Weakened by US bombing
Luftwaffe
When
WW2
Luftwaffe
Where
Germany
Luftwaffe
Why
Became a less formable obstacle
Manhattan Project
Who
US government
Manhattan Project
What
Research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during WW2
Manhattan Project
When
1945
Manhattan Project
Where
Japan
Manhattan Project
Why
Ended WW2, but caused mass destruction
Midway
Who
Chester Nimitz
Midway
What
Naval battle in WW2
Midway
When
1942
Midway
Where
Midway Island
Midway
Why
Important terning point in the war where the US regained control of the Pacific
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Who
First led by Leon Henderson and then by Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
What
Administration that had the authority to freeze farm prices, wages, salaries, and rents as given to it by the Anti Inflation Act
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
When
1942
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Where
US
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Why
Because of its success, inflation was a much less serious problem during WW2
Okinawa
Who
Japanese and US armies
Okinawa
What
Battle in which US attacked and Japanese responded with kamikaze planes and desperate nighttime attacks
Okinawa
When
1945
Okinawa
Where
Okinawa islands
Okinawa
Why
Further evidence of the strength of the Japanese resistance, and persuaded the US to use atomic bombs to end the war
Relocation Centers
Who
FDR authorized
Relocation Centers
What
Facilities where Japanese people were sent
Relocation Centers
When
1942
Relocation Centers
Where
Western mountains and deserts
Relocation Centers
Why
Infringement on civil liberties
Rosie the Riveter
Who
Cultural icon
Rosie the Riveter
What
Represented women who worked in factories during WW2
Rosie the Riveter
When
First used in 1942
Rosie the Riveter
Where
US
Rosie the Riveter
Why
Symbolized the new importance of the female industrial workforce
Washington Conference
Who
Secretary of State Charles Evan Hughes
Washington Conference
What
Attempt to prevent what was threatening to become a costly arms race between US, GB, and Japan
Washington Conference
When
1921
Washington Conference
Where
DC
Washington Conference
Why
- Established limits of racial tonnage and a ration of arms among signatories
- Sanctioned Japanese domination of East Asia
- Began the New Era effort to protect peace
Zoot Suits
Who
Members of Mexican street gangs
Zoot Suits
What
While soldiers invaded Mexican American communities and attacked the soot suiters, and a fight broke out known as the soot suit rio
Zoot Suits
When
1943
Zoot Suits
Where
LA
Zoot Suits
Why
LA eventually passed a law prohibiting the wearing of zoot suits
