Inquizitive (Fighting for the four freedoms)

The building of new military bases, as shown in the map, contributed to the trend of U.S. industrial development during the war. Analyze the following map, and then determine which of the following facts are representative of that trend.

-A great deal of the spending on military production went toward building aircraft and airfields. -The West Coast emerged as a focus of military-industrial production.

Identify the statements that are accurate with regard to the Manhattan Project.

-Its purpose was to discover ways to access the potentially vast amounts of energy contained within the atom. -A nuclear bomb was tested in New Mexico before its use in Japan. -While serving as vice president, Harry Truman had no knowledge of the existence of atomic bombs.

Identify the statements below that describe military service during the Second World War.

-Military service proved to have a unifying effect on the American servicemen from all regions of the country. -The military remained segregated for the duration of the conflict.

Identify the statements that describe the philosophy behind the Black internationalism movement.

-Slavery accounted for the origins of racial thinking. -Colonialism abroad worked against equality in the United States.

How did the Neutrality Acts (1935) fit with "isolationism"?

-The Acts forbid Americans from traveling on ships operated by countries that were engaged in the war. -The Acts forbid the United States to sell weapons to countries at war.

Identify the statements that describe the benefits of the GI Bill of Rights.

-The economic investments outlined in the GI Bill reduced unemployment and an economic downturn in the postwar period. -It included scholarships for college.

In the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States, the judicial majority voted to uphold the order for Japanese American internment during World War II. In the minority, Judge Robert A. Jackson wrote a dissenting opinion warning against government-sponsored racism called "From Justice Robert A. Jackson, Dissent," included in your textbook. 1.)A person should not be assumed guilty based on their heritage or the transgressions of their ancestors. 2.)Military decisions, such as Korematsu, a

1.)"Now, if any fundamental assumption underlies our system, it is that guilt is personal and not inheritable. Even if all of one's antecedents had been convicted of treason, the Constitution forbids its penalties to be visited upon him. . . . But here is an attempt to make an otherwise innocent act a crime merely because this prisoner is the son of parents as to whom he had no choice, and belongs to a race from which there is no way to resign. . . ." 2.)"In the very nature of things, military decisions are not susceptible of intelligent judicial appraisal... Courts can never have any real alternative to accepting the mere declaration of the authority that issued the order that it was reasonably necessary from a military viewpoint." 3.)"A military order, however unconstitutional, is not apt to last longer than the military emergency. Even during that period, a succeeding commander may revoke it all. But once a judicial opinion rationalizes such an order to show that it conf

What does this map reveal about World War II in Europe? Identify the extent of power of the following territories. 1.)Axis Powers 2.)Vichy France 3.)Allied Countries

1.)Norway, Finland, and eastern Europe 2.)countries in North Africa and parts of France under Axis control 3.)Soviet Union, Syria, Iraq, and parts of North Africa

Identify some of the important figures involved in this landmark case concerning the internment of Japanese Americans.

1.Franklin Roosevelt 2.Robert A. Jackson 3.Fred Korematsu 4.Bill Clinton

1,2,3,4

1.president of the United States who issued Executive Order 9066 relocating all persons of Japanese descent from the U.S. West Coast 2.Supreme Court Justice who issued a now-famous dissent on the Court's decision in Korematsu v. United States 3.American citizen who refused to comply with an internment order 4.President of the United States who awarded Fred Korematsu the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Inspired by exaggerated fears of a Japanese invasion of the West Coast of the United States, the military persuaded FDR to issue Executive Order 9066, which ordered the relocation of all persons of Japanese descent from the West Coast. Select on the map the states where Japanese-Americans were interned in camps during World War II.

Colorado Wyoming Arkansas Idaho California Utah Arizona

The largest and most influential organization against American participation in World War II was the America First Committee. Identify which of these groups was most likely to belong to this committee.

Conservative businessmen opposed to Roosevelt's domestic and foreign policy

statements that describe the bracero program.

It allowed for Mexican nationals to enter into the United States for labor purposes. The program was originally viewed as a short-term, temporary program.

Identify the ways by which the government paid for the war.

It began withholding taxes from paychecks. It raised taxes. It sold war bonds.

Identify the act or law in which the United States agreed to provide military aid to countries without receiving payment as long as those countries promised to return the military equipment after the conclusion of hostilities.

The Lend-Lease Act

After Hitler's armies had occupied eastern Europe in 1941, he embarked on what he called the "final solution." Identify what Hitler believed was the "final solution."

The Mass extermination of "Undesirable" peoples like Slaves, gypsies, gay persons, and Jews.

Identify the statements that describe African Americans during World War II, both at home and abroad.

They were segregated and maltreated while fighting abroad, but the experiences of change and fighting mobilized a whole generation of African Americans to fight for victory at home over segregation and inequality. The mobilization for war drew millions of African Americans out of the South and into the North and West, reshaping the racial map of the country.

Which of the following terms were agreed to at the Potsdam conference of 1945?

-After the war, Germany was to come under Allied military government. -Nazi leaders would face war-crime trials.

What does it reveal about World War II in the Pacific?

-All major battles took place on islands in the Pacific Ocean. -Allied forces attacked the Japanese forces from many directions, including by sea, as well as on land through Mongolia. -The Japanese controlled significant parts of the Pacific Ocean, as well as parts of the Asian continent, including Manchuria, Korea, and Burma.

What can you infer from the maps that show major battles of World War II?

-Both Axis countries and Allied countries fought the war on multiple fronts. -The Axis powers in Europe extended their control as far north as Sweden and Norway and as far south as Northern Africa.

Which of the following domestic accomplishments for desegregation occurred during the war?

-College opportunities and loans outlined in the GI Bill were experienced unevenly amongst Americans because of discrimination. -Segregation was ended in the U.S. Navy. -Discrimination was banned in defense jobs.

Identify the ways in which the government encouraged corporations to contribute to war production.

-Corporations received tax breaks. -It provided corporations with low interest loans. -The government guaranteed businesses war-contract profits.

Which of the following statements express the ideas of Henry Luce's The American Century?

-Free capitalist markets were the pathway to a freer society. -People of the world should embrace American ideals and its consumer products. -America was to be the dominant power on the planet.

Identify the statements that describe the Office of War Information (OWI).

-It sought to avoid the nationalist excesses of the First World War. -The OWI was a useful tool for Republican conservatives to advance their own political messaging.

What were the outcomes for the U.S. economy following the 1944 Bretton Woods conference?

-The United States became the dominant influence in international finance. -American foreign policy was—and to this day, continues to be—driven by the removal of barriers to free trade, resulting in the growth of the world economy. -The U.S. dollar became based on the value of gold.

During World War II, women's roles at home and in the military were crucial to American success. Identify changes to the U.S. workforce resulting from women's participation in the war effort.

-While most women still worked in clerical and service jobs, new opportunities opened in industrial, professional, and government positions. -Women continued to make up a significant percentage of the U.S. workforce even after the war was over.

Which of the following were agreed to at the Yalta conference of 1945?

-secret plans to divide the political influence in southern and eastern Europe between the British and the Russians -Russia would enter into the Pacific war.

Identify the economic goals of the National Resources Planning Board (NRPB).

-to expand Social Security -to use government spending to secure full employment of men as a way to redistribute income -to improve access to health care

The Four Freedoms—freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—became a slogan of President Roosevelt's and a culturally important idea in postwar America. However, these freedoms were not experienced equally by all Americans. What are some reasons that Black Americans were denied the Four Freedoms?

Because white Americans wanted to maintain their control and power over Black Americans. Because Black Americans had a long history of oppression and hatred from other Americans.

On September 1, 1939, after the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact, Germany invaded Poland. What was the short-term repercussion in Europe?

Britain was virtually alone in fighting Germany

Because of the need for high production rates with minimal interruptions, involvement in World War II restrained the growth of labor unions in the American economy.

False

For whites in America during the wartime years, freedom was viewed as a goal to be achieved, whereas for Black Americans, freedom was seen as a possession to be defended.

False

The Second World War was historically unique in that it saw fewer civilian deaths as a result of the war than other similar global conflicts throughout history. Instead, the majority of wartime deaths consisted of military personnel, which makes this conflict unusual in the annals of world history.

False

With the end of the war, American society expected that the employment changes the war had brought for women would continue.

False

Which of the following groups spoke out against Japanese-American internment during World War II?

No single major civil rights or civil liberties group actively criticized the policy

In a fireside chat in December 1940, President Roosevelt announced that the United States would become the "great arsenal of democracy." What did he mean by that phrase?

Roosevelt was referring to the United States providing Britain and China with military supplies

Friedrich Hayek advocated for interventionist policies that more closely regulated the economy as the solution to national economic problems. (T or F)

True

Henry Luce's 1941 book The American Century called for America to embrace a postwar role as a leader of consumerism and freedom not only for themselves but also as a model for the rest of the world. (T or F)

True

Page(s) 896-89722.4. How did American minorities face threats to their freedom at home and abroad during World War II? Similar to the war with Germany, which was viewed as a race war due to the Nazis' treatment of the Jews, the war against the Japanese was also seen as a race war, with government propaganda indicating that the Japanese were subhuman and needed to be stopped.

True

The Holocaust was the horrifying culmination of the Nazi belief that Germans constituted a "master race" destined to rule the world

True

The government's response to World War II represented the ultimate example of Keynesian economics in practice.

True

Wartime proclamations such as the Atlantic Charter worked against Nazism and fascism during the war but also served to undermine colonialism and racism.

True

In the spring and summer of 1942, authorities removed more than 110,000 men, women, and children of Japanese descent—nearly two-thirds of them American citizens—to camps far from their homes. Select on the map the states where Japanese-Americans were evacuated from a designated "military area."

Washington Oregon California Arizona