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Three nations where facism & violent nationalism was building
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1. Germany
2. Italy 3. Japan |
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What did us pledge to protect through Atlantic Charter?
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1. freedom of the seas
2. free trade 3. the right of national self determination |
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how women helped during the war?
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- went to work for the first time
- most women were single - stay at home efforts : bought war bonds |
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why was the US hesitant to accept refugees during the war?
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majority of Americans were anti-semitic
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what happened at the Battle at Guadalcanal?
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US attempted to force Japanese to withdraw,
battle showed US how costly it would be to defeat Japan |
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What was the main goal of Kamikaze pilots?
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keeping the US from getting close enough to bomb their homelands
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T/F:
U.S. sent money to natonalists in china? |
true
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Purposes of the Postwar G.I. bill?
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helped veterans with:
- education - job training - low interest home loans |
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Military desegregation:
who? when? |
- Truman
- executive order - 1948 |
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free trades & foreign market
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Roosevelt recognized importance, but feared isolationims would hinder them
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what lead to the invasion of Poland?
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German-Soviet Pact
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Some facts about Pearl Harbor:
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- dec. 7 1941
- island of Oahu - sank or disabled 18 ships - killing more than 2400 Americans. |
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Why were Japanese Americans forced into internment camps?
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- fears of espionage
- feb. 1942, "relocation camps", West |
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Double V campaign
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- 1941 - workplace integration with contracts
- 1943 - summer full of riots - NAACP - limited progress |
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April 30, 1945
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Hitler commits suicide
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Committee of Fair Employment practices:
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investigated & prevented racial discrimination in employment
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Risk of Committee of Fair Employment Practices
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Roosevelt risked offending white allies in the south & in unions
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Hitler's final solution targets:
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- Jews
- Gypsies - Gays - Religious/Political Dissenters |
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Battle of the Bulge:
when? significance? |
when - December 16, 1944 to January 31, 1945
significance - fatally depleted Hitler's reserve |
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US participation in *what* showed their success in internationalims?
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United Nations
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How did we capture Okinawa?
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- crushed Japanese Armada in Leyte Gulf
- captured Okinawa when Philippine campaign was underway |
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Why did the Americans want Okinawa?
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use the island to attack the Japanese homeland
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Why did Truman elect to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
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- save American lives
- Japan didn't surrender by deadline |
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WWII casualties
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US - 405,399
Russia - 20 million Nazi - 4 million Japanese - 1.2 million |
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what did the marshall plan do?
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loan out money to other countries
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Effect of Marshall plan on US economy?
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boosted economy, as most countries spent money to buy from US
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Effect of Marshall plan on other countrys economies?
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boosted economy
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Result of a Soviet staged coup?
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when challenged the russians backed down
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How did truman respond to the soviet blockadeof west berlin?
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helped - airlifted goods
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the division of Germany in 1946
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- East Berlin was a puppet Comunnist gov. by the Soviets
- West Berlin split into zones by US, france, & britain |
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goal of national security council
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uniting branches of military under a single secretary of defense
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who did the NSC council
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the president
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What did the national security act of 1947 do?
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placed checks & oversights on all military branches
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who held power from national security act?
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CIA
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the division of Germany in 1946
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- East Berlin was a puppet Comunnist gov. by the Soviets
- West Berlin split into zones by US, france, & britain |
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goal of national security council
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uniting branches of military under a single secretary of defense
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who did the NSC council
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the president
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What did the national security act of 1947 do?
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placed checks & oversights on all military branches
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who held power from national security act?
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CIA
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when did U.S. occupation of Japan end?
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1951
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why did U.S. occupation of Japan end?
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1. Japanese economy boomed
2. signing of treaty |
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Who enacted the employment act of 1946?
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Truman
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What was the purpose of the employment act of 1946?
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government's responsibility for maintaining a healthy economy
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reasons for the postwar economic boom
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1. consumer spending
2. wartime profits helped plants to invest in expansion 3. GI Bill 4. soaring birthrate |
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military desegregation:
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Truman, 1948
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Who enacted the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?
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Congress, even after truman vetoed
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What was the purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?
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reduced the power organized labor & made it more difficult to organize labor
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Who enacted the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952?
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congress, truman
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What was the purpose of the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952?
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ending outrigt ban on immigration & citizenship for japanese & asians
authorized gov't to bar suspected communists & gays |
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what lead to U.S. action in Korea?
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communist north korea invaded south korea;
america went into battle to implement containment |
