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WWII JeopardyWWII Jeopardy
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Isolationist Intervention The WarThe
HomefrontHomefront
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Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy
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Define isolationism.
- Isolationism = Americans that were against the war, wanted to remain out of the European war.
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Explain the Neutrality Acts. How did they demonstrate U.S. isolationism?
- US could not sell weapons to any country at war. This shows isolationism in the aspect that the US does not want to “take sides” in the war
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What was the Munich Conference/Agreement?
- Signed by Germany with France/Great Britain in which Hitler agreed not to invade any other countries. Britain/France – known as appeasement.
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Give 3 specific examples of German and Japanese aggression. Explain the corresponding U.S. isolationist reaction to that policy.
a. Japanese – expansion into Manchuria – why? For economic and military reasonsb. Germans – invasion of the Rhineland, violation of the treaty of Versaillesc. Germans – build their army, violation of the treaty of the Versailles
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Why did American’s gradually move away from isolationism to interventionism?
- After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans no longer wanted to remain isolationist. They wanted revenge for the surprise attack by the Japanese. US declared war on Japan
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Define Interventionism
- = Americans that wanted to join the war – wanted to help the British defeat the Nazis
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What was the Selective Service Act of 1941? Because of this act; what will America have at the end of 1941?
- A voluntary draft to enlist men into the armed forces. At the end of 1941, America will have a military draft that required men between the ages of 18-35 to enlist
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What was Japan’s reaction to the economic embargo placed on it by the United States?
Determination to continue their conquests throughout Asia. Boycott the purchasing of US goods.
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Explain the Lend-Lease Act. Why did the U.S. pass this act? Why is this a policy of interventionism?
- The US could “lend” armaments to a country. US passed to justify that they could give weapons to any country that would protect America if they were in danger.
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What event finally caused US Isolationists What event finally caused US Isolationists and US interventionists agree to declare and US interventionists agree to declare war? Give the date. war? Give the date.
Attack on Pearl Harbor – December 7Attack on Pearl Harbor – December 7thth 19411941
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Explain America’s “island hopping” strategy used in the Pacific. Why did Americans abandon this strategy?
the US would conquer an island, skip to the next, conquer. Goal was to gain land closer to Japan one step at a time. Abandoned plan because of time, cost, and casualties lost
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Why did Truman bomb Hiroshima?
- To bring an end to WWII by having Japan agree to an unconditional surrender.
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What was the biggest challenge the U.S. military faced during WWII?
- Building an army, developing military supplies – converting from consumer production to military production to create enough weapons, fighting a two-front war
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Why was D-Day a crucial turning point in Why was D-Day a crucial turning point in the war?the war?
Allied forces gained control of the Allied forces gained control of the Normandy Beach head. This began the Normandy Beach head. This began the liberation of Europeliberation of Europe
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What was the Battle of the Bulge? What was the Battle of the Bulge?
Hitler’s last attempt to fight the allies. Hitler’s last attempt to fight the allies. Hitler lost, Germany soon surrendered. Hitler lost, Germany soon surrendered.
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Define Gross Domestic Product.
- GDP is the amount of goods and services produced in a country in a given year. High GDP, economy is good, low GDP, economy is in a recession
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Define Federal Deficit.
- When the federal government spends more money than it has- US gets money through Government Bonds and taxes
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What was the Double V Campaign? Name an organization that was created to promote the cause of the Double V Campaign.
- Victory at home and victory abroad – victory at home = African Americans gain equality, fight for civil rights. Victory Abroad = defeat the Nazis and Allies victorious in WWII. CORE, MOWM, NAACP
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How were African Americans discriminated against during WWII?
- At home – lower wages, faced discrimination in the workplace, faced segregation in the armed forces. In the war, most African Americans were cooks. Troops segregated, until some integration at the end of the war.
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Name the 4 War offices established to control and manage the war effort. List a responsibility of each board.
- WPB – War Production Board = convert industries from civilian to military production – switch from making clothes, cars, toys, to making uniforms, bombs, tanks, aircraft. - OCD – Office of Civilian Defense – created to raise the country’s morale.- National War Labor Board (NWLB) – job was to control wages and monitor inflation- OPA used rationing to keep prices down – distribute limited goods fairly
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What is rationing? Name 3 reasons why the U.S. government rationed goods.
- Limiting consumerism during the war, why? 1. Need resources for war 2. Control Inflation 3. Keep prices down
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Explain why Korematsu, a Japanese-American, lost his case against the Supreme Court.
- Supreme Court ruled with military – government could take whatever means necessary to protect the country while at war.
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Why were African Americans and women able to make economic gains during WWII?
- Both were able to get jobs – why? Men drafted in war, more factories built to produce for the war. Still received less pay, still faced discrimination- Lost jobs when men returned from war.
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Explain how Hitler’s Nuremberg Laws Explain how Hitler’s Nuremberg Laws resembled the Jim Crow Laws of the United resembled the Jim Crow Laws of the United States.States.
Both sets of laws were created to Both sets of laws were created to segregate against Jewish citizens in segregate against Jewish citizens in Germany and African Americans in the Germany and African Americans in the United States. Hitler created the basis of United States. Hitler created the basis of his laws after the Jim Crow laws in the US. his laws after the Jim Crow laws in the US.
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Identify two lasting impacts on Hiroshima Identify two lasting impacts on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a result of the United and Nagasaki as a result of the United States dropping the Atomic Bombs.States dropping the Atomic Bombs.
Instant amount of deaths + deaths Instant amount of deaths + deaths following from radiation sicknessfollowing from radiation sickness
People discriminating against Japanese People discriminating against Japanese from those two cities from those two cities
Environmental impactEnvironmental impact Moral argument – US the only nation to Moral argument – US the only nation to
ever use Atomic bomb on peopleever use Atomic bomb on people
Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy
Explain what two countries will emerge Explain what two countries will emerge after WWII as the “POWERHOUSES” of the after WWII as the “POWERHOUSES” of the world? What will this lead to?world? What will this lead to?
The United States and RussiaThe United States and Russia The Cold WarThe Cold War
