On what fronts was the United States fighting?

Atlantic and Pacific

Define the draft.

Requires that all able-bodied men between 18 and 45 to serve in the armed forces (army, navy air force, marines).

How many African Americans fought in WWII?

1 million (1,000,000) African American soldiers.

How did Americans help fund (pay for) the war effort?

Americans bought war bonds ($350,000,000).

How did women helping in the war effort permanently change how society viewed them?

Large numbers of marrried women/mothers took the over the jobs of the men who were fighting in the war. Women proved themselves in the workforce.

What was an internment camp?

Where Japanese Americans were sent during WWII. Living conditions were poor.

What was the Global Impact (5) of WWII?

1. Millions of lives lost;
2. Democracy (end of dictatorship);
3. No more colonies;
4. Super powers - US and USSR;
5. Atomic Weapons

List the countries that fought for Allies.

US

USSR-after Germany broke non-aggression pact

Great Britain

France

What countries fought the war for the Axis power?

Japan

Germany

Italy

USSR (until Germany broke the non-aggression act.

What two groups fought in the war?

Axis Powers and Allied Powers

Why did the world get involved in WWII?

• failure of the League of Nations;
• Bombing of Pearl Harbor;
• the crimes against Humanity;
• Germany invading Poland, Russia, etc.

What was the point of D-Day?

liberation/freeing of France from Germany.

What was happening on the homefront during WWII?

• women and minorities took over jobs of men who were fighting overseas;
• US began manufacturing weapons;
• mobilization - building up war effort;
• draft - men ages 18-45 forced to join armed forces;
• propaganda - Rosie the Riveter;
• internment camps - Japanese Americans sent to camps during war;
• victory gardens;
• rationing - meatless Tuesdays, saving aluminum cans.

Define the Lend Lease Program.

lent military aid to countries (especially Britain) and then worried about repayment later.

What were living conditions like in the internment camps?

overcrowded and people had little privacy.

What court case upheld the US ability to send Japanese Americans to internment camps?

Korematsu vs. United States

Who was the President who dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?

Harry Truman.

Describe island hopping.

Occurred in the Pacific Ocean - United States forces hopping from island to island moving toward Japan.

Define appeasement.

policy of giving into the demands of a potential enemy.

What year did the WWII begin?

1939

What was our foreign policy in the 1920's and 30's?

Why did we adopt this policy?

Isolationism -

adopted it to avoid war.

What became our new policy with regards to Latin America?

Why did we choose to change our policy from the "Big Stick" policy to this new one?

"Good Neighbor Policy"

to improve relations with Latin America.

Who was the dictator of Italy?

Who was the dictator of Germany?

Mussolini - Italy

Hitler - Germany

Why did the League of Nations fail to prevent future war.

collective security failed because the USSR and the USA refused to join the L of N.