Section 8 Flashcards
What did they contribute with?(5)
- developed new drugs
- blood transfusion procedures
- weapons systems
- radar
- sonar
What contributed to the war efforts
Scientific laboratories
What did the Manhattan project begin in 1941?
They began to build an atomic weapon before Germany did
When did the project usher?
In the age of atomic energy
Why did migration caused by war cross?
Traditional regional and racial boundaries
What led to the zoom suit riots in la in 1943?
Tensions between Anglos and Mexican Americans
What did FDR order in 1942?
The removal of “potential threats”
What where the main states ? (4)
- California
- Washington
- Oregon
- Arizona
What happen to Japanese Americans
They were moved to western locations and placed in barracks
Who was interned in the camps
11,000 german Americans and German nationals
Fewer than 2,000 Italian Americans and Italian nationals
When did the new deal lose momentum
1938
When did FDR declare the end of the new deal?
1943
When and what did FDR and Churchill demand?
1943: demanded unconditional surrender of Germany Italy and Japan
Who did Stalin meet in Tehran ?
Met with British and American leaders who promised to invade France with 6 months
What signaled the US entry into European ground war?
Operation TORCH
