Quiz 3 Flashcards
The growth of southern California and cities in the Deep South created a new industrial region known as the ______________.
Sunbelt
In 1942, FDR created the ______________________ to coordinate government housing programs.
National Housing Agency
In Los Angeles, the fear of juvenile crime and racism against Mexican Americans became linked in the “_____________” raids.
zoot suit
______________ had very baggy, pleated pants, and an overstuffed, knee-length jacket with wide lapels.
Zoot suits
___________________ had no vest, no cuff, a short jacket, and narrow lapel.
Victory Suits
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR signed an order allowing the_______________ to declare any part of the US a military zone.
War Department
People of __________________ were evacuated to 10 internment camps further inland.
Japanese ancesrty
In 1988, Ronald Reagan apologized to ______________________ on behalf of the US government and signed legislation granting $20,000 to surviving who had been interned.
Japaneses Americans.
Worried about inflation, FDR created the ____________1___________________ and the ________2________ to regulate wages and certain prices.
- Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply (OPACS)
- Office of Economics Stabilization (OES)
The _________________ tried to prevent strikes.
War Labor Board (WLB)
OPACS began ___________, or limiting the purchases of many products to make sure enough were available for military use.
rationing
Meat, sugar, fats, oils, processed foods, coffee, shoes, and gasoline were ______________.
rationed
The government encouraged ________________ by praising them in film reels, pamphlets, and official statements.
victory gardens
The government would also organize scrap drives for ____1____,___2__,___3__, and ______4________.
- rubber
- tin
- aluminum
- steel
In 1942, President Roosevelt created the ______________________.
Office of War Information (OWI)
The _______________ role was to improve the public’s understanding of the war and to act as a liaison office with the various media.
OWI’s
Admiral Chester Nimitz was the commander of the ____________________.
US Navy in the Pacific
A few hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked American airfields in the _________________.
Philippines
___________________ was the commander over the US forces in the Philippines.
General Douglas MacArthur
78,000 men were forced to march 65 miles to a Japanese prison camp known as the ________________.
Bataan Death March
FDR wanted to bomb _________, but American planes could reach it only if an aircraft carrier brought them close enough.
Tokyo
In early 1942, a military planner suggested replacing the carrie’s usual short- range bombers with long-range ____________ that could attack from further out.
B-25
FDR would place ___________________ in command of the mission to bomb Tokyo.
Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle
At the end of March,_____________ were loaded onto the Hornet.
16 B-25
Officers of Japan’s military wanted to cut American supply lines to Australia by capturing the south coast of_____________.
New Guinea
Admiral ________1_______, wanted to attack _________2__________– the last American base in the North Pacific west of Hawaii.
- Yamamoto
2. Midway Island
Admiral Nimitz sent two carriers, the _________1________ and the ________2____ to intercept the Japanese in the Coral Sea.
- Yorktown
2. Lexington
MacArthur’s troops would start their campaign in the south Pacific at _______________ in the _____________.
Guadalcanal
Solomon Island
The ________________ was the largest naval battle in history.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
It was the first time that the Japanese used ______________.
kamikaze attacks
Kamikaze means ______________ in Japanese.
divine wind
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the first battle where ships sunk each other without________________.
seeing one another
In July 1942, FDR ordered the invasion of ____________ and _______________ two French territories indirectly under German control.
Morocco Algeria
German general ____________, whose success earned him the nickname “Desert Fox” commanded the “Afrika Korps”
Erwin Rommel
The ______________ is located in Egypt, and was a major supply route for Britain.
Suez Canal
in November 1942, American troops commanded by ________________ invaded North Africa.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
At the battle of ______________, the Americans were outmaneuvered and outfought.
Kasserine Pass
Eisenhower fired the general who led the attack and put _______________ in command
General Patton
To protect ships, citizens on the __________ went dark.
East coast
The loss of so many ships convinced the ___________________ to set up a convoy system.
US Navy
The _________________ system was a system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection.
convoy
American airplanes and warships began using ____1____, and ______2______ to locate and attack submarines.
- radar
2. depth charges
