SR History Chapter 25

Question 1

What were three strategies the U.S. Government came up with to combat wartime inflation

Answer 1

raised income taxes
imposed wage & price control
encouraged people to buy bonds

Question 2

How did the government regulations impact civilian life

Answer 2

made day to day living more difficult

Question 3

Who organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941

Answer 3

a philip randolph to protest discrimination

Question 4

At the beginning of WWII, both President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill made a fundamental strategic decision that

Answer 4

focused on the war in europe and put the pacific war on the back burner (hitler first policy)

Question 5

What was Germany’s goal in the Battle of Atlantic

Answer 5

was to prevent food and materials from reaching britain and the soviet union

Question 6

The newly developed convoy system’s effect on the Battle of Atlantic

Answer 6

an allied victory in the atlantic and protected the supply line

Question 7

What are three reasons the Soviets won the battle of Stalingrad

Answer 7

soviets launched a huge counter attack
in the middle of a brutal winter
hitler refused to let the german troops retreat

Question 8

What caused Roosevelt to make a decision of removing people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps

Answer 8

in response to a strong anti-japanese sentiment after pearl harbor

Question 9

The Supreme Commander of the U.S. forces in the Pacific was

Answer 9

douglas macarthur

Question 10

This battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific War

Answer 10

the battle of midway
the u.s. is able to go on the offensive after this

Question 11

In what way is the Battle of Midway and Pearl Harbor different, despite having similar amounts of destruction

Answer 11

the u.s. recovered from pearl harbor but japan never recovered from midway

Question 12

German forces believed it to be necessary to remain fighting in Italy after the Italian surrender simply to prevent

Answer 12

an allied invasion of southern germany

Question 13

D-Day

Answer 13

june 6 1944
operation overload - the invasion of normandy, france

Question 14

What made D-Day, the invasion of France, the seminal event of the European Theater

Answer 14

guaranteed an allied victory in europe

Question 15

What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge

Answer 15

the last german offensive

Question 16

What is significant of V-E Day, or May 8, 1945

Answer 16

germany surrendered

Question 17

Who became the 33rd President following Franklin Roosevelt’s death

Answer 17

harry s truman

Question 18

Why was the Battle of Leyte Gulf so crucial to the Allied cause

Answer 18

the japanese fleet is all but destroyed

Question 19

At the Yalta Conference, what important decision was made

Answer 19

the creation of the united nations

Question 20

Okinawa is considered a significant island in the Pacific Theater because

Answer 20

last japanese stronghold before reaching japan

Question 21

What were three reasons Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb

Answer 21

save u.s. lives
keep soviets out & give truman liverage over the ussr (truman may have wanted to use it)
end the war

Question 22

Truman’s rationale for choosing Hiroshima was because

Answer 22

it’s a military base

Question 23

V-J Day

Answer 23

japan surrenders september second 1945, war is over (wwii)

Question 24

What was the impact of the GI Bill had on the nation

Answer 24

created a better educated work force

Question 25

An example of racial tensions during the war years would be

Answer 25

race riots across the country
zoot suit riots between hispanic people and whites

Question 26

What could be considered a domestic consequence of both the Civil War and World War II

Answer 26

major population shift from the south to the north

Question 27

The Allies invaded North Africa, and not Western Europe due to

Answer 27

they lacked the troops to try to invade france/western europe effectively