Chapter 25

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The majority of American women who entered the labor force during World War II were?
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They were primarily single women.
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By the end of World War II, the United States had emerged with
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fewer casualties than its allies and foes in Europe and Asia.
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In 1942, President Roosevelt authorized the roundup and internment of all Americans of Japanese descent because
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a large number of people believed that Japanese Americans were potential sources of espionage and subversion.
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Hitler decided on a "final solution of the Jewish problem"
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extermination
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In the Tripartite Pact, Germany, Italy, and Japan agreed to
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a defensive alliance among imperial powers.
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An immediate consequence of the Nazi-Soviet treaty of nonaggression in August 1939 was:
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Hitler's invasion of Poland.
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The War Production Board, which set production priorities and pushed for maximum output, was headed by:
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business leaders who were paid almost nothing for their efforts.
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During the 's the tide of fascism, militarism, and violent nationalism that most concerned the United States rose in:
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Italy, Japan, and Germany.
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The Double V campaign called for both victory in the war and victory for:
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African Americans over racial prejudice at home.
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All of the following were arguments for using the atomic bomb against Japan except:
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to prevent Japan from launching its own super-bomb.
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April 30, 1945, was a turning point in the war. It was the day:
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Adolf Hitler killed himself in his underground bunker.
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The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was calculated to
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make armaments available to Britain.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was part of the Japanese plan to
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Knock out a significant portion of American Naval bases in the Pacific
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During the Bataan death March of 1942
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Japanese soldiers forced US and Filipino soldiers to march sixty-five miles to a concentration camp
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At their meeting in Casablanca in January 1943, Allied leaders Roosevelt and Churchill
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announces that they would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of Germany and Italy
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The technological development that ultimately led Hitler to withdraw the infamous U-boats from the North Atlantic was the
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radar detector
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About how many soldiers and sailors served in the U.S. armed forces by the end of World War II
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16 million
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In authorizing the committee on Fair Employment practices, president Roosevelt
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Risked offending his political allies
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June 6, 1944, the date the Allies unleashed an assault against the German army on the beaches of Normandy, is known as
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D Day
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During world war II the abolishment of the Work Projects Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps was clear evidence of
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the strength of the conservative coalition
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During World War II, segregated camps, barracks and units were reserved for
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African Americans.
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America's participation in organizing the United Nations:
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signaled the triumph of internationalism in the country
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As the Allies closed in on him in December 1944, Hitler ordered a desperate counterattack through Belgium known as
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the Battle of the Bulge.
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The day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,
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Congress endorsed President Roosevelt's call for a declaration of war.
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World War II began with the
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German invasion of Poland in 1939.
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The six-month battle to force the withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal in Feb. 1943 demonstrated
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how costly and difficult it would be to defeat Japan
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In January 1941, President Roosevelt justified the proposed Lend-Lease Act by
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citing freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear, and other ideals.
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Dictators such as Anastasio Somoza and Fulgencio Batista terrorized their nations
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with private support from U.S businessmen and tacit support from the Roosevelt administration .
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By electing President Roosevelt to an unprecedented third term in 1940, Americans
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were not issuing a mandate for American involvement in the European War.
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The capture of Okinawa in 1944 was especially crucial to Allied forces because
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thousands of U.S prisoners of war were being held there.
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Women who remained at home contributed to the war effort by
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all of the above. (planting, saving tin cans, saving money)
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In the late spring of 1942, naval battles in the Coral Sea and at Midway Island signaled
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that Japanese domination of the Pacific was almost unbeatable.
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As a symbol, Paul Tibbets represents
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all of the above. (american's loss, the diversity, the awesome power)
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The Maginot Line was a
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concrete foundation that separated much of France from Germany.
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The United States was reluctant to accept Jewish refugees from Nazi oppression largely because
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of anti-Semitism.
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in 1942, American scientists began developing a superbomb
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because Germany was working on a similar weapon.
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Blacks who migrated to take jobs in defense industries were met with
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widespread racial violence.
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The Nye Committee's 1933 report concluded that
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the greed of American munitions makers, bankers, and financiers was responsible for the Nations entry into World War I