WWII: Home Front/Bataan Death March WS Flashcards
How much of the US fleet was destroyed at Pearl Harbor?
half
December 7, 1941 was a day that “will live in __”
infamy
Did most people know the president could not walk?
no
Did homes have TVs in them?
no
Within sight of NJ, what did the Germans do?
sink freighters
While the president spoke on February 23, 1942, what did people look at?
maps
With what did the president move people?
words
How many months did it take to convert the auto industry to war production?
9 months
What was Detroit dubbed?
Arsenal Democracy
A new bomber came off the line every __ minutes
5
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?
460%; 19,000,000; 1/3
What plane was known as the Flying Fortress?
B17 bombers
In one month, how many tanks were made? Planes?
4000; 4500
Ships could be assembled in __ days instead of the usual one year
17
What types of items were collected?
materials for war
What rallied people in hatred of the enemy?
news reels
What did Americans think of the Japanese?
cockroaches, monkeys, subhuman
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
All Japanese be removed from West Coast of US
How did teenage girls change in the 1940s?
grew up quickly, marry younger
Who came at the right movement to become a cultural figure?
Frank Sinatra
Did letters home tell of the horrors of war?
no
How many continents did Americans fight on?
3
How many casualties were there by the end of 1943?
over 100,000
How would people be notified that a loved one died?
Knock on a door
What was placed in the windows of the people who lost a loved one?
gold stars
What was the largest military operation in US history? When was it?
D-Day, June 6, 1944
How did people react when FDR died?
very sad, shocked
Who was the president after FDR?
Harry Truman
What showed Americans that the Japanese would fight until the end?
suicidal kamikaze attacks
What did the Enola Gay carry?
atomic bomb
How many Americans died in WWII?
292,000
How many veterans were there?
11,000,000
How many American and Filipino troops had escaped Manila and were trapped at Bataan?
80,000
What was in short supply?
clean waters, rations
What were the men told were coming?
rescuers, reinforcement (help)
Who was Secretary of War?
Henry Stimson
What condition were the men in?
sick, weak from hunger, incapacitated
Who slipped away to Australia and promised to return?
Douglass MacArthur
What happened on April 9, 1942?
soldier sent with white flag, USA surrenders
How did the Japanese view surrender?
people who surrender are cowards
How many men died on the death march?
6,000-11,000
How many men were put in Camp O’Donald?
60,000
How many men died at Camp O’Donald?
16,000
Did most Americans know the true condition of the Pacific Fleet?
no
How many men did Glen Frasier bury at one time?
250
What did he throw in the grave?
dog tags
What fell in May 1942?
last American stronghold
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
order all Japanese to internment camps
How many people did it affect?
110,000
What could you bring?
whatever you could carry
