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war-related industries

"Rosie the Riveter" was a World War II symbol of women's contributions in

FDR

Accomplishments of President ? • Longest serving U.S. president • Led the United States through the Great Depression • Pressed for a major expansion of federal authority

concentration camp

After conquering Poland, Nazi Germany built a facility in Treblinka that was mainly used as a

whether to use the atomic bomb against Japan.

Allied leaders discussed each of the following topics during the Teheran and Yalta conferences except?

isolationism

Americans' disillusionment over World War I led the United States government to adopt a policy o

isolationism

Americans' disillusionment over World War I led the United States government to adopt a policy of

censorship

During Josef Stalin's rule, Russians only had access to select information.

U.S. spy plane photos show secret Soviet missile buildup

Fidel castro leads a successful communist revolution -> The Bay of Pigs invasion fails to start a popular uprising -> ?? -> Kennedy calls for a military blockade

Jews

Germany's Nuremberg Laws were enacted to deny citizenship to which group?

The United States emerged as the dominant global power.

Great Britain After World War II • Lower industrial productivity • Infrastructure devastated by war • Loss of colonies How did the changes represented in this list influence world affairs?

implementation of the Final Solution

How did Nazi leaders address the concern expressed by Goebbels? The Jewish question is again giving us a headache; this time, however, not because we have gone too far, but because we are not going far enough. Among large sections of the German people the idea is gaining headway that the Jewish question cannot be regarded as solved until all Jews have left the Reich. —Joseph Goebbels, 1942

The United States abandoned its policy of isolationism.

How did U.S. foreign policy change immediately after Pearl Harbor?

It helped stimulate a financial market suffering from depression.

How did World War II affect the U.S. economy?

Government spending created jobs in scientific research and defense.

How did the Cold War affect the economy of the United States?

testing the atomic bomb

How did the Soviet Union work to achieve military equality with the United States in 1949?

Labor sources changed because of increased demand.

How did the escalation of World War II affect the industrial sector of the global economy?

It was the basis for the development of the Final Solution

How did this idea influence Nazi policy in the period leading up to World War II? All great cultures of the past perished only because the originally creative race died out from blood poisoning. —Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf

by providing military support to allied nations

How was the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) meant to contain the spread of communism?

NATO

In 1949, the United States and eleven other countries agreed to form which alliance?

advance the policy of containment

In 1954 the United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Pakistan formed the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO. What was the primary purpose of this organization?

Cold War

Nuclear testing policies and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution reflect the increase in the powers of the president during which era?

to form the Warsaw Pact

On May 14, 1955, the Soviet Union institutionalized its East European alliance system . . . when it met with representatives from Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania . . . to sign the multilateral Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance . . . —"Country Studies," Federal Research Division, Library of Congress What was the purpose for assembling these representatives?

expanding role of the US

Reasons for ? • Nuclear technology was developed by the Manhattan Project • National economy expanded due to wartime production. • Industrial infrastructure remained undamaged during World War II.

To assist in the improvement and growth of under-developed nations

Summary of Harry S. Truman's Point Four Program • To create new markets in developing countries • To help prevent the spread of communism • ?

increased production of food, resulting in lower prices

The Bracero Program allowed temporary laborers into the country because of a labor shortage. What was one effect of this program?

The Red Scare

The House Un-American Activities Committee investigations of the early 1950s were most similar to which event in U.S. history?

Eisenhower

The National Defense Education Act was an educational spending priority that began during the administration of which president?

to ally in common defense

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949. What is the agreement among the nations that formed NATO?

Vietnam War

The United States adopted a strategic policy based on the "Domino Theory" at the beginning of which military conflict?

organization of NATO

The Warsaw Pact was established to offset the

Franklin D. Roosevelt — Asking Congress to declare war on Japan

WHO QUOTE WHAT ? "a date that will live in infamy" ?

large numbers of women working in defense industries

What circumstance lead to the creation of this federal program: federal government creates Lanham act to meet child care needs?

neutrality

What foreign policy stance did the U.S. adopt in response to Nazi aggression during the 1930s?

One country becoming communist would cause border nations to follow.

What is the definition of "domino theory" as introduced by President Eisenhower?

increased college attendance

What major change in American society occurred due to the G.I. Bill of Rights?

to raise the spirits of the British public

What was Churchill's main purpose in delivering this speech? The gratitude of every home in our Island . . . goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the world war. . . . Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. —Winston Churchill, 1940

destroying U.S. naval strength

What was Japan's main objective in attacking Pearl Harbor?

The United States removed missiles from Turkey.

What was one consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased.

What was one effect of U.S. nuclear testing during the Cold War?

to discourage Egypt from improving relations with the Soviet Union

What was one motivation for the United States offer to help finance the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt in 1956?

communism

What was the Truman Doctrine developed to contain?

assist in rebuilding western Europe

What was the U.S. government's goal in administering the Marshall Plan after World War II?

exclusion of Jewish people in Germany

What was the goal of the Nazi leadership based on this excerpt? The Nazi leaders sought to drive the Jews out of Germany by systematically isolating them from German society and by eliminating them from the German economy, removing any opportunity for them to make a living in Germany. —United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

to end the conflict in Vietnam

What was the main reason for the student protests at Kent State in the early 1970s?

The Great Society

What was the name of President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic program?

lack of established daycare programs

When women entered the workforce after World War II, what was one obstacle they faced?

to help European Jews escape the Holocaust

Whereas it is the policy of this Government to take all measures within its power to rescue the victims of enemy oppression who are in imminent danger of death . . . —Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9417, 1944 Why did President Roosevelt establish the War Refugee Board?

entry into the Korean War

Which U.S. action is the best example of the expansion of the Truman Doctrine?

Containment

Which U.S. foreign policy term best completes this diagram? Truman Doctrine -> Marshall Plan -> Korean War

lend-lease

Which U.S. policy provided Great Britain with military supplies during World War II?

The Lend-Lease Act

Which U.S. policy was a direct result of this speech? I also ask this Congress for authority and for funds sufficient . . . to be turned over to those nations which are now in actual war with aggressor nations. Our most useful and immediate role is to act as an arsenal for them as well as for ourselves. They do not need manpower, but they do need billions of dollars' worth of the weapons of defense. —President Franklin Roosevelt, 1941

containment

Which U.S. policy was designed to prevent the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe?

NATO

Which alliance was created after World War II as a defensive measure against aggressor nations?

the Neutrality Acts

Which congressional action in the mid-1930s was intended to prevent the sale of weapons to warring nations?

the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba

Which event involved the training of Cuban exiles by the Central Intelligence Agency?

the increase of tensions in the Cold War

Which event was a consequence of the Berlin Blockade?

internment of Japanese Americans

Which event was the focus of this Supreme Court case? A military order, however unconstitutional, is not apt to last longer than the military emergency. . . . But once a judicial opinion rationalizes such an order . . . [t]he principle then lies about like a loaded weapon ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need. —Justice Robert H. Jackson, dissenting opinion, Korematsu v.United States, 1944

economic data showing recovery from wartime devastation

Which evidence would best demonstrate the effectiveness of the Marshall Plan?

rationing

Which government action is used to limit the amount of scarce goods citizens can buy during wartime?

Soviet Union

Which nation took the lead in forming the Warsaw Pact?

Soviet Union

Which nation was a member of the Allied powers during World War II?

Germany

Which nation was a member of the Axis powers during World War II?

Vietnam War

Which of the following was the biggest contributing factor to President Johnson's decision not to seek re-election to a second term?

government regulation of big business

Which one of the following did not contribute to the post-World War II economic boom in the United States?

Men and women received equal pay for the same work.

Which one of the following statements about women in the workplace during World War II is not true?

the creation of the state of Israel

Which outcome is most closely related to the consequences of the Holocaust in World War II?

Joseph Stalin

Which person imposed totalitarian rule over the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century?

Stalin

Which person imposed totalitarian rule over the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century?

Guaranteed low-interest mortgages for homes

Which phrase accurately completes the diagram below?Service Readjustment Act (GI Bill)

containing the spread of communism

Which phrase describes a goal of U.S. foreign policy after World War II?

appeasement

Which policy did Neville Chamberlain adopt in 1939 as a response to Nazi aggression?

the promotion of isolationist policies

Which postwar attitude in the United States represented opposition to this proposal? XIV. A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. —President Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points Speech

Marshall Plan

Which proposal provided massive aid to rebuild Europe after World War II?

concern over a decrease in the sovereignty of the United States

Which reason best explains the event described in this headline? Senate refuses to ratify treaty establishing the league of nations

Members of the movie industry were blacklisted.

Which result was caused by the event described in this headline? Hollywood Performer's called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities

They were employed in positions traditionally held by men.

Which role did many women in the United States play during World War II?

Rationing of resources became important.

Which statement best explains how World War II affected the U.S. home front?

It enabled the U.S. military to launch air attacks on the Japanese mainland.

Which statement best explains how the U.S. "island-hopping" strategy during World War II contributed to victory in the Pacific?

They were replaced in the workforce by returning veterans.

Which statement describes the status of minorities in America after World War II?

The U.S. provided West Berlin with aid after Soviet forces blockaded the city.

Which statement regarding the Berlin Airlift is the most accurate?

Kristallnacht

Which term refers to the coordinated attack by Nazis against Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues throughout Germany in 1938?

Korea

Which war involved troops organized under the United Nations' authority?

Neville Chamberlain

Which world leader was not one of the "Big Three"?

Winston Churchill

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

The Constitution assigns Congress the power to declare war.

Why did President Roosevelt request specific action from Congress in this speech? Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked . . . I ask that the Congress declare that since the . . . attack by Japan . . . a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire. —Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, December 8, 1941

to gain support for racial purity programs

Why did the German government distribute this pamphlet? A philosophy that assumes human equality and teaches that all of humanity is part of a common, step-by-step process of development, is an error or else a conscious lie. —German pamphlet, 1943

to deter communist aggression

Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed?

It changed the minds of many war supporters in the United States.

Why was the Tet Offensive a major turning point in the Vietnam War?

Resources for civilians were reserved for the military.

Why was this request made of the American public? I hope every American who possibly can will grow a victory garden this year. We found out last year that even the small gardens helped. . . . Because of the greatly increased demands in 1944, we will need all the food we can grow. —President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944

to motivate the public to support the draft and wartime rationing

World War II Poster Slogans • "United We Win" • "Save the Freedom of Worship: Buy War Bonds" • "We Can Do It!" What was the purpose of these slogans?

strategic bombing

dropping bombs that target key political and industrial centers

saturation bombing

dropping large amounts of bombs to inflict maximum damage

George S. Patton, Jr.

general known as Blood and Guts

established internment camps

hich action did the U.S. government take during World War II in response to suspicion of foreign immigrants?

Nuremberg

Leaders of Germany were prosecuted after World War II to decide if they had been guilty of crimes against humanity. These war crime trials were known by the name of which city where they were held?

nuclear weapons

In this excerpt, Dulles proposed a national security policy based on the use of We need allies and collective security. Our purpose is to make these relations more effective, less costly. This can be done by placing more reliance on deterrent power and less dependence on local defensive power. — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, 1954

South Korea

In which country did the United States policy of containment stop the spread of communism?

China

Into which country did General Douglas MacArther want to expand military operations during the Korean War?

limiting communist expansion by assisting reconstruction in Europe

The truth of the matter is that Europe's requirements for the next 3 or 4 years of foreign food and other essential products—principally from America—are so much greater than her present ability to pay that she must have substantial additional help, or face economic, social, and political deterioration of a very grave character. —Speech to Harvard University, George Marshall, June 5, 1947 According to this excerpt, which statement best describes the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?