The World At War (1937-1945)

Question 1

Fascism

Answer 1

Antidemocratic movement, strong control, opposition is oppressed

Question 2

National Socialist Party

Answer 2

Nazi party that outlaws all other political parties

Question 3

Rome-Berlin Axis

Answer 3

Political and military alliance between Hitler and Mussolini

Question 4

Neutrality Act of 1935

Answer 4

Embargo on selling arms to warring nations and statement that Americans on belligerent nations ships did so at their own risk.

Question 5

Popular Front

Answer 5

Wanted greater involvement in Europe, even if it led to war

Question 6

Munich Conference

Answer 6

Britain and France say Germany could take part of Czechoslovakia boarder if Hitler stopped seeking territory.

Question 7

Committee to Defend America By Aiding the Allies

Answer 7

Vocal group of interventionists/internationalists want to join war

Question 8

America First Committee (AFC)

Answer 8

Isolationist response. Want to stay out of war.

Question 9

Four Freedoms

Answer 9

FDR’s speech telling Americans that fate of democracy in Europe was tied to security at home. (Speech, religion, from want, from fear).

Question 10

Lend-Lease Act

Answer 10

U.S. could lend, lease, or otherwise dispose of arms to any country whose defense was important to U.S. Was unofficial U.S. entrance to war.

Question 11

Atlantic Charter

Answer 11

Joint press release that served as the ideological foundation of western cause built on Wilson’s 14 points and FDR’s four freedoms.

Question 12

War Powers Act

Answer 12

(1941) Gave FDR unprecedented power over war effort.

Question 13

Revenue Act

Answer 13

Huge expansion of who paid income tax, covered half the price of the war.

Question 14

Code Talkers

Answer 14

Native Americans who used Navajo based code to communicate with commanders. Code was never broken.

Question 15

Executive Order 8802

Answer 15

Prohibited discrimination in employment of workers in defense industries. Was overall weak and limited.

Question 16

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act

Answer 16

(1944) “G.I Bill of Rights”. Gave military members education, job training, medical care, pensions, and mortgage loans.

Question 17

Zoot Suit

Answer 17

Hispanic teenagers wore to show distaste for middle class values. Was seen as a symbol of delinquency. Riot broke out in L.A. where white Americans attacked zoot suitors. Police only arrested Mexican-Americans and outlawed zoot suits.

Question 18

Executive Order 9066

Answer 18

War department forced Japanese to relocation camps for remainder of war. (1942)

Question 19

D-Day

Answer 19

American, British, and Canadian troops invaded France at Normandy. Suffered major casualties, but gained a stronghold.

Question 20

Manhattan Project

Answer 20

Top secret development of the atomic bomb. Successful test showed its immense power.