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