US History: World War II

Explain three ways Americans on the home front (those who were not fighting in the war), helped support the war effort. Make sure to explain your answers.

-Bought victory bonds/war bonds -Planted victory gardens -Participated in rationing -Took jobs in war related industries

Explain two ways in which the federal government mobilized to assist the war effort in WWII. Make sure to explain your answers.

-Selective Service Act/Draft Conversion of factories/Cost-Plus system to convert factories -Ensured there were no strikes in war related industries -Created propaganda to persuade Americans to buy war bonds, plant victory gardens, enlist, etc.

How were Plessy v. Ferguson and Korematsu v. United States cases similar?

Specific groups were targeted based on race or ethnicity

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

Supply weapons without payment to Great Britain or any country whose security was vital to U.S. safety.

What is conversion?

The process of changing factories from producing consumer goods to producing goods needed for war

What as the purpose of the Good Neighbor Policy?

To improve the U.S. relationship with Latin America

What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?

To limit U.S. involvement in international affairs

How did mobilization for the war affect the U.S. economy?

Created 19 million jobs and ended the Great Depression

What was the Selective Service and Training Act?

Draft young men to fight in the war

Why did the U.S. mainland not suffer physical damage during WWII?

Geographic isolation of the U.S.

What was the purpose of the Bracero Program?

Government program to bring in farm workers from Mexico

What was the name for the U.S. strategy in the Pacific?

Island Hopping

What struggles did Japanese Americans interned during WWII face?

Lost homes and businesses

What type of foreign policy did the U.S. practice in the 1930's?

Neutrality/passed Neutrality Acts

What was the Sunbelt?

New industrial region in Southern California and cities in the Deep South

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

Punish German leaders for war crimes

What was the Manhattan Project?

Secret project to build the atomic bomb

What types of units did African Americans fight in during WWII?q

Segregated Units

What event brought the U.S. into WWII?

The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor

What was the Cash and Carry Policy?

The U.S. could sell war goods to countries that were fighting a war, as long as they paid cash and carried them on their own ships.

What brought an end to WWII in August 1945?

The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan

What was the Destroyers for Bases program?

The U.S. would give navy destroyers to Great Britain, and in exchange, they would give the U.S. access to naval bases.

How did Navajo soldiers help the Allies during WWII

They were able to code messages in native language that Japan couldn't decipher

What was the purpose of rationing?

To conserve resources for the war

What was the purpose of Victory Gardens?

To ensure an adequate food supply