World War 2 Flashcards
How was the US economy transformed?
went from peace to war
went from surplus of workers to shortage
War Production Board tried to meet all war needs
What did the Fair Employment Practice Committee do?
reported unfair labor practices
ensured fair treatment for AA workers
FDR filed Executive Order to prevent march on Washington to prevent another bonus army
What was the OSRD secretly working on?
The Manhattan Project
radar & penicillin
How did the US government finance the war?
encouraged citizens to buy war bonds
What was the first Allied land offensive?
Operation Torch (N.Africa)
What happened to the African Corp?
Trapped in Tunisia
Forced to surrender
Became prisoners of war
What were the results of the Battle of Stalingrad?
Soviets won by pushing Germans back to Germany
What happened to Dresden, Germany?
set on fire by Allied bombers
What was the stepping stone in Europe?
Sicily- it made a way to bomb Germany by controlling Italy
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
last German counter attack
Germans lost
Allies won
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
Supreme commander of the Pacific
commanded Allied forces in Philippines
Who was Colonel James Doolittle?
pilot who bombed Japan
What was the strategy behind island hopping?
bypass Japanese strongholds
Why did the US place a trade embargo on Japan?
Japan took over French military bases in Indochina to stop all China’s imports (including US war supplies)
What happened on the USS Augusta?
FDR & Churchill drafted the Atlantic Charter
Why did Hideki Tojo order the attack on Pearl Harbor?
He promised the emperor Hirohito that he would try to maintain peace
The invasion of what country needed aid from the US?
China
What invaded country did Britain and France declare war for?
Poland
What area did Germany militarize even after the Treaty of Versailles?
Rhineland
What country’s parliament was voted to be taken over by Germany?
Austria
What was the Big Three Alliance?
Soviet Union, US, and Britain
Who was A Philip Randolph?
activist who produced a mass march on Washington, D.C. designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and providing fair working opportunities for African Americans
What was the purpose of the Yalta conference?
Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt discussed Europe’s postwar reorganization- the re-establishment of the nations conquered and destroyed by Germany
