World War II

Explain the reasons for FDR's Good

Neighbor policy.

Europe is the threat, Germany is expanding, we want South Am. on our side.

Explain FDR's actions in regard to his Good Neighbor policy.

Pan-Am. Conference- U.S said they would NOT intervene in domestic issues (against TR Corollary), Voided Platt Am., Cuba gets Self-autonomy (take back their own foreign policy), Mexico took over some U.S. oil companies in Mex., FDR said to negotiate.

Explain the purpose and the result of the London Conference.

International meeting to deal w/ economy, U.S. backs out- shows that countries can't unite and poor cooperation

Explain the significance of U.S. recognizing the Soviet Union

We finally recognize Soviet Union as a gov., we get: trade, friendlier terms.

Identify the act that granted the Philippines independence and explain the reasoning for it.

Tydings-McDuffie Act- we gave Phillipines back their independence.

Explain the Reciprocal Trade Agreement.

we lower tariffs, so did other countries

Name the countries that made up the Axis.

Germany, Italy, Japan

Name the leaders of the Axis countries.

Hitler, Mussolini, Emporer Hirohito

Name the areas Germany conquered prior to war and explain why.

Austria, Sudetenland, Rhineland

Name the area Italy conquered prior to war.

Ethiopia

Name the area Japan conquered prior to war

Manchuria, China

Identify the political party in power in Germany.

Nazi gov.

Identify the political idea in use in Italy.

Fascist

Identify the power the emperor had in Japan.

Divine Power (God)

Name the countries that made up the Allies.

Britain, Soviet Union, U.S.

Name the leaders of the Ally countries.

Churchill, Stalin, FDR

Explain what the Allies did in regards to Hitler's early conquests.

appeased Hitler

Explain the relation between the Soviet Union and Germany prior to WWII.

Had a Non-Aggression Pact w/ Hitler

What event sparked the start of World War II?

Hitler attacks Poland.

What year did WWII begin in Europe?

1939

Identify in chronological order and be able to explain U.S. early trade policies regarding the war in Europe.

Neutrality Acts- trade w/ both sides, can't sell weapons to countries at war, Cash + Carry Policy - we will trade if you pay cash + transport yourself, Lend-Lease Act- We loan/lease $$ + weapons.

Explain the purpose of Defend America by Aiding the Allies.

give Allies stuff to fight war to protect America

Explain the purpose of the America First Committee.

Promote isolation, Am. don't get involved in the war.

Explain the Atlantic Charter.

Churchill + FDR meet, Accomplish: discussed terms for peace, self-determination, free trade, no expansion of territory.

(based on Wilson's 14 points)

What event sparked U.S. entry into

World War II?

(place, quote, damage)

Pearl Harbor, HI was attacked. "The day that will live in infamy"

What year did the U.S. join WWII?

1941.

How did U.S. increase their military?

peacetime draft(drafting before we entered the war), discrimination, and segregation still happening in U.S. mil.

What organization regulated business production during WWII?

War Production Board:

told bus. what to make for war effort,

we paid for war: taxes, loans, war/liberty bonds.

How did WWIl affect the Great Depression?

good for the economy, gets us out of depression

What items were rationed? And how were these items rationed?

Everything is rationed, victory gardens,

"meatless mondays"

Explain what happened to Japanese-Americans?

Executive Order 9066

-Put Jap-Am.'s on West coast into internment camps

Why were Japanese-Americans treated this way?

distrust/hysteria

How did the Supreme Court rule regarding the treatment of Japanese-Americans?

Camps are legal

Why were racial tensions on the rise during WWII?

Job competition

What nickname were working women dubbed with?

"Rosie the Riveter"

Identify A. Philip Randolph?

got equal pay for blacks in war industrt

Explain what Stalin wanted U.S. strategy to be and why?

Stalin wants US to enter through France, (relieve pressure off Russia)

Explain what Churchill wanted U.S. strategy to be and why?

Brit. wants US to focus on Africa 1st (resources),

we upset Stalin

Identify the top 2 U.S. military leaders of the European theater.

Eisenhower, Patton

Explain the Casablanca meeting.

Churchill+FDR, no Stalin

agreed to attack North Africa, and set up in Pacific.

Explain what happened in North Africa and where the U.S. went from there.

Eisenhower, use North America to go to Sicily then Italy

Identify the Battle of Stalingrad

Turning point of war in Europe, Hitler/Germ. will gain NO more land

Explain the Teheran Meeting.

Churchill, FDR, AND Stalin

agreed to liberate France(Normandy, D-Day)

Identify the Battle of D-Day.

Official name:Operation Overlord

Area: Normandy, France (Northern France)

Identify the chief commander of the Battle of D-Day.

Eisenhower

Allies win, go on to liberate France- significance

Identify the Battle of Bulge-(Big).

Biggest battle in the war, push Germ. back to Germany

Identify who was at the Yalta Conference.

FDR,Churchill, Stalin

Identify the major agreements that were made at the Yalta Conference.

Germany will be split, Poland will be given to Soviet Union, Soviets will help us fight Japan, United Nations formed.

Identify who became president upon FDRs death.

Truman

Explain why Hitler committed suicide

To avoid capture by the Allies (Soviet forces).

Identify the term V-E day.

Victoria in Europe, Russia takes Berlin 1st

Identify Hitler's Final Solution?

Exterminate all Jews, blamed Jews for country's problems. Resulted in: 6 million Jews killed, 6 million others.

Explain how U.S. reacted to the Holocaust.

U.S. knew about the Holocaust, it got little attention (We didn't like Jews either, they were discriminated)

Identify some of the options U.S. could have taken in regards to the Holocaust

Wagner Bill (Bring Jewish babies to US) - denied, War Refugee Board (poorly funded/not listened to), Make Alaska a refugee camp - denied, bomb the camps or R.R. - denied.

Identify U.S. strategy for fighting in the Pacific.

Island-hopping (Go to one island and set up a base, then continue doing this to other islands)

Identify the 2 major U.S. leaders in the Pacific theater.

Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Charles Nimitz

Explain the significance of the Bataan Death March.

U.S. loses the Philippines, forced on a death march. MacArthur: "I shall return"

Identify the Battle of Coral Sea.

We block Japan from getting Australia

Identify the Battle of Midway.

Turning point in the Pacific, Japan won't get anymore land.

Identify the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

U.S. recaptures the Philippines, Japan now resorts to Kamikaze (suicide pilots).

identify the battle of Iwo Jima

We get the famous image of the flag raising, becomes a symbol of American strength

identify the battle of Okinawa

we conquer Okinawa, it's the closest island to mainland Japan. The question: Ok, what do we do now?

identify the name of the secret mission of developing the atomic bomb

Manhattan Project

identify the chief engineer of the development of the atomic bomb

Openheimer

Identify some other options US may have taken to end the war

1)Drop the bomb, 2) Surrender, 3) Invade Japan (too many loses), 4) Demonstrate bomb (what if it's a dud), 5) Wait for Soviets to help (don't want them to spread comm.)

Identify Potsdam Declaration

we give Japan a warning

identify the two cities atomic bombs were dropped on

Hiroshima- 1st

Nagasaki- 2nd

Identify the term V-J Day

1945, Victory in Japan

Identify the year WW2 end

1945