War And Peace Flashcards
What was Life on the Homefront like?
The country needed to adapt to support the war effort
-Food was rationed
-planted victory gardens
-use household items to make war weapons
What was the experiences for a woman In the war?
They took over the jobs of the men while the men fought in the war.
what was it like mobilizing for the war?
called upon American industry to essentially stop what it had been doing and dedicate everything towards building tanks, planes and armaments for the Allied forces.Mar 20, 2024
what were the experiences for minorities in the war?
they faced stereotypes and discrimination.
who was Rosie the riveter?
worked in factories, shipyards and elsewhere in defense production. She was a symbol for woman’s equality.
what is rationing?
to allow a person to have a fix amount
what are war bonds?
a debt security issued by a government to finance military operations during times of war or conflict
what is propaganda?
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
what is the draft?
The number of sequence numbers called for induction processing is based on the quota for personnel given by the Department of Defense.
What is capitalism
economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society.
what is communism
a type of government as well as an economic system (a way of creating and sharing wealth).
what is the definition of containment
a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II.
what is the iron curtain
a barrier that divided capitalist and communist nations.
what is the Truman doctrine?
the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
what was the marshal plan
