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WWII: Home Front/Bataan Death March WS Flashcards

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1
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How much of the US fleet was destroyed at Pearl Harbor?

A

half

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2
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December 7, 1941 was a day that “will live in __”

A

infamy

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3
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Did most people know the president could not walk?

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no

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4
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Did homes have TVs in them?

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no

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5
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Within sight of NJ, what did the Germans do?

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sink freighters

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6
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While the president spoke on February 23, 1942, what did people look at?

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maps

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7
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With what did the president move people?

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words

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8
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How many months did it take to convert the auto industry to war production?

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9 months

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9
Q

What was Detroit dubbed?

A

Arsenal Democracy

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10
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A new bomber came off the line every __ minutes

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5

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11
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Between 1940-1944, women in the war related workforce rose by how much? How many women was that? What percentage of the workforce was that?

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460%; 19,000,000; 1/3

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12
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What plane was known as the Flying Fortress?

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B17 bombers

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13
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In one month, how many tanks were made? Planes?

A

4000; 4500

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14
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Ships could be assembled in __ days instead of the usual one year

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17

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15
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What types of items were collected?

A

materials for war

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16
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What rallied people in hatred of the enemy?

A

news reels

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17
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What did Americans think of the Japanese?

A

cockroaches, monkeys, subhuman

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18
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What did Executive Order 9066 do?

A

All Japanese be removed from West Coast of US

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19
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How did teenage girls change in the 1940s?

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grew up quickly, marry younger

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20
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Who came at the right movement to become a cultural figure?

A

Frank Sinatra

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21
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Did letters home tell of the horrors of war?

A

no

22
Q

How many continents did Americans fight on?

A

3

23
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How many casualties were there by the end of 1943?

A

over 100,000

24
Q

How would people be notified that a loved one died?

A

Knock on a door

25
Q

What was placed in the windows of the people who lost a loved one?

A

gold stars

26
Q

What was the largest military operation in US history? When was it?

A

D-Day, June 6, 1944

27
Q

How did people react when FDR died?

A

very sad, shocked

28
Q

Who was the president after FDR?

A

Harry Truman

29
Q

What showed Americans that the Japanese would fight until the end?

A

suicidal kamikaze attacks

30
Q

What did the Enola Gay carry?

A

atomic bomb

31
Q

How many Americans died in WWII?

A

292,000

32
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How many veterans were there?

A

11,000,000

33
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How many American and Filipino troops had escaped Manila and were trapped at Bataan?

A

80,000

34
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What was in short supply?

A

clean waters, rations

35
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What were the men told were coming?

A

rescuers, reinforcement (help)

36
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Who was Secretary of War?

A

Henry Stimson

37
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What condition were the men in?

A

sick, weak from hunger, incapacitated

38
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Who slipped away to Australia and promised to return?

A

Douglass MacArthur

39
Q

What happened on April 9, 1942?

A

soldier sent with white flag, USA surrenders

40
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How did the Japanese view surrender?

A

people who surrender are cowards

41
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How many men died on the death march?

A

6,000-11,000

42
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How many men were put in Camp O’Donald?

A

60,000

43
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How many men died at Camp O’Donald?

A

16,000

44
Q

Did most Americans know the true condition of the Pacific Fleet?

A

no

45
Q

How many men did Glen Frasier bury at one time?

A

250

46
Q

What did he throw in the grave?

A

dog tags

47
Q

What fell in May 1942?

A

last American stronghold

48
Q

What did Executive Order 9066 do?

A

order all Japanese to internment camps

49
Q

How many people did it affect?

A

110,000

50
Q

What could you bring?

A

whatever you could carry

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