U.S. History Test 6.5 to 6.8 Study Guide

Truman's decision to drop the bomb

To save American lives and counter Axis powers' progress.

Most decorated U.S. soldier

Member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Post-WWII economic organizations

International Monetary Fund and World Bank established.

First meeting of the Big Three

Tehran Conference held in Iran.

Issues faced by young Mexican Americans

Language barriers and discrimination during WWII.

Germany's status after D-Day

Faced a hopeless two-front war.

Strongest countries post-WWII

United States and Soviet Union emerged powerful.

U.S. agency for European Jews

War Refugee Board collaborated with Red Cross.

Japanese Constitution changes

Abolished armed forces, granted women's voting rights.

concentration camps in europe

Concentration camp with medical experiments

Dachau conducted inhumane medical experiments.

Women in defense industry

Encouraged to work, making military supplies.

U.S. Japanese internment camps

Executive Order 9066 led to temporary imprisonment.

color coding prisoners

jew-yellow, jehovah witness - purple, political prisoner - red, homosexual - pink, immigrant - blue, criminal - green, antisocial - black

Native Americans during WWII

Left reservations for defense industry jobs.

Nuremberg Laws of 1935

Denied citizenship and segregated Jews in Germany.

Office of War Information (OWI)

Promoted war support and minimized divisions.

Jewish refugees on the St. Louis

Only 22 allowed to stay in Cuba.

Permanent home of the UN

New York City established as headquarters.

Holocaust's impact on Jewish homeland

Increased support for an independent Jewish state.

Potsdam Conference agreements

Divided Germany into four occupation zones.

Double V campaign

Victory against fascism and discrimination advocated.

Codenames for D-Day beaches

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword were used.

Kamikaze casualties

Over 3,000 Kamikaze pilots died in conflict.

President Roosevelt's death

April 12, 1945, Truman became president.

Yalta Conference purpose

Discussed postwar strategy and free elections.

Internment camp demographics

Japanese Americans, including Issei and Nisei.

War crime trials

Held for Germany and Japan after WWII.

who did truman appoint to represent us in un

eleanor roosevelt

germany divided after war

Four zones of occupation: soviet, american, british, and french

GATT significance

Aimed to lower international trade barriers.

Rosie the Riveter symbol

Represented women in the workforce during WWII.

Allied planes in D-Day

More than 11,000 planes participated.

UN's main idea

Prevent future global conflicts and wars.

what second front did the big three discuss at tehran

france

Southern migration during WWII

Population moved north and west for jobs.

World War II casualties

60 million people, mostly civilians, died.

Nazi education about Jews

Children taught Jews polluted society.

Head of U.S. ground forces at D-Day

General Omar Bradley led the operations.

Battle of the Bulge impact

Crippled German military and resources.

Bracero program

Brought Mexican laborers to U.S. farms.

Victory gardens

20 million gardens planted for self-sufficiency.

American views on world affairs

Few called for isolationism post-WWII.

Executive Order 8802

Established fair hiring practices in government jobs.

Final Solution decision

Outlined plan to exterminate 11 million Jews.

Non-Jewish Holocaust victims

5 million non-Jews, including 2 million Poles.

Hitler's view on Slavs

Considered Slavic peoples inferior and targeted.