WWII Flashcards
the economic pressures placed on japan by the United States in response to Japanese aggression in asia led to
offensive action by japan against the us
during most of wwii, major labor unions pledged
not to strike for higher wages
the american strategy designed to defeat japan in the pacific was to
concentrate on more important islands
the allies’ victory at D-Day enabled the allied forces to
establish a base from which they swept the germans out of france
the us gov interned many jap americans in “relocation camps” because
many Americans military leaders unjustly regarded them as a threat to the security of the west coast
During WWII, changes to American domestic life included
increase in people’s ability to save money
this class of people experienced more change as a consequence of WWII than any other group
women
group that enlisted in the military during WWi at a rate 60 percent higher than their proportion of the pop
african americans
what was true of the manhattan project
the intended target was nazi germany, scientists working on it were under the impression it would be used in europe, scientists working on it began to have reservations about using such a destructive force.
During WWII, the allies split Europe into 2 theaters of operation, with:
the americans and british fighting in the western half and soviets fighting in the eastern half
place the order if the island chains to be conquered by allied invasion from first to last:
- gilbert islands
- Marshall Islands
- wake island
- eastern carolines
- marianas
- japanese home islands
compared with women who worked outside the home before (1939), the new working women of wwII were more likely to be:
engaged in heavy industrial work
during american involvement in WWII, african american leaders tried to end discrimination by
- threatening marches to apply pressure on companies with gov contracts
- forcing the gov to organize a commission to investigate discrimination
- organizing to demand integration in war- production industries
atlantic charter (1941)
provided a political framework for the possibility of american involvment
the atlantic charter outlined a vision of the postwar world that would
set up a post war world in which all countries had the right to self-determination
american support for WWII
the support for the war unified americans across regional national and class divisions
Japan was an ____ power in WWII
axis
The us Gov funded the war by charging income tax and by selling ___ which were certificates to pay back the amount plus interest
bonds
the US dropped the atomic bomb on 2 japanese cities:
hiroshima and nagasaki
Big Three allied leaders of WWII and their countries
Truman- USA
Stalin- Soviet Union
Churchill- UK
the bund
pro- fascist german americans
combined bomber offensive theory
the idea of flying tight formation of many bombers on select targets
the ___provided european countries that were rebuilding after WWII ith funds, in hopes that they would not turn to communism
marshall plan
he was the supreme allied commander of the pacific overseeing the japanese surrender onboard the USS missouri
douglas macarthur
the experiences of african americans in WWII
refelcted racial discrimmination
axis powers
japan, italy, germany
allies - big three
America, Soviet Union, Britain
