WWII

Question 1

Neutrality Act of 1939

Answer 1

This act lifted the arms embargo (ban on trading arms) and allows the U.S. to start trading arms with belligerent countries (G.B. and France) through cash and carry (U.S. isn’t isolated and is now trading cause Germany invaded Poland)

Question 2

War Production Board (WPB)

Answer 2

Regulated the production, manufacturing, and allocation (distribution) of wartime goods (In charge of creating war shit and getting it to where it needs to be)

Question 3

Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Answer 3

Created a max price on goods and limited the consumption of these goods (rations) (making sure people are rationing their shit)

Question 4

National War Labor Board (NWLB)

Answer 4

Responsible for settling labor disputes to prevent strikes in the war industries (there to make sure production runs smoothly at home)

Question 5

Smith-Connally Act

Answer 5

Allows the federal government to seize and operate industries that threaten war production due to work strikes (fuck you and your business if you’re not helping the war effort the government will do it)

Question 6

Volunteer Service (WAVES)

Answer 6

Women made bandages, knitted/sewed clothes for soldiers, and ran canteen services for troops (women helping where they can or not in factories)

Question 7

London Economic Conference

Answer 7

66 nations had a conference in London to organize and stabilize international currency rates but FDR pulled the U.S. out of it furthering the economic crisis around the world (66 countries wanted a stable world economy FDR was didn’t join in)

Question 8

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 8

The general who commanded forces in the Pacific area on Asia he got the Medal of Honor (bros a good general and he’s decorated he’s more important in the 50s tho