Unit 3 (WWII) Flashcards
Why did the Bracero Program bring Mexican workers to the US?
To work in agriculture
Executive order 9066 did what?
Required Japanese-Americans to report to internment camps
What Supreme Court case that up heals Japanese internment?
Korematsu vs US
Women WEREN’T allowed to participate in which military war effort?
Combat duty
What we’re potential reasons for the atomic bombs to be dropped?
To end the war quickly
To impress/scare the Soviet’s
What killed the most people during WWII?
Fire bombs
What best describes American industrial output during WWII?
A slow start but America because the strongest producer
What was put in place by the American government during WWII?
Wage ceilings
Rationing key materials
Cutting off porting trade
How was the economic situation caused by WWII different from that of the 1920’s?
Wages/disposable income rose at thar same rate as profits
What was an impact on minorities in America during WWII?
Moving out of the South
Distrust and violence
Gradual desegregation
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The first African-American pilots to serve in the Air Force
What was island hopping?
US strategy of conquering only important Pacific islands
What was Japan’s goal in attacking Pearl Harbor?
Crippling America’s Pacific fleet
What was NOT an action FDR took in support of American involvement in the war?
The Triple Intervention
What was NOT an effect of WWII on the US?
A decrease in wages due to controls
