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Germany
At the start of WWII, Which nation did Washington aim to defeat first in the so-called ABC-1 agreement with the British?
To prepare for all-out war
Why did America need to retool itself quickly for wartime production?
Internment of Americans with Japanese descent
What did Executive Order 9066 authorize?
Hold down inflation
What was the purpose of the Office of Price Administration?
A. Philip Randolph
Who threatened a "Negro March on Washington" in 1941?
Equal opportunities in war jobs and the armed services
What did A. Philip Randolph demand?
The Fair Employment Practices Commission
What did Roosevelt establish to monitor compliance?
In service branches rather than combat units
Where did black soldiers generally serve during World War II?
Victory over racism at home and dictators abroad
What did the "Double V" campaign aim to achieve?
Japan
Which country was the primary aggressor in the Battle of Midway?
True
Stalingrad was the location where Soviet forces successfully defended against the German advance in September 1942.
Normandy, France
June 6, 1944, where was the location of the D-Day invasion?
Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who were the Big Two leaders that met at the Casablanca conference?
To plan the Allied strategy during World War II
What was the purpose of the Casablanca conference?
Cities, factories, and transportation arteries
What were the targets of Allied bombs during the Battle of the Bulge?
V-E Day
What event officially marked the end of World War II in Europe?
Kamikazes
What were Japanese suicide pilots called during World War II?
The Flag Raising at Iwo Jima
What event inspired the United States Marine Corps War Memorial?
The sacrifices made by the Marine Corps
What does the United States Marine Corps War Memorial commemorate?
For Japan to surrender
What was the purpose of the ultimatum at Potsdam Conference?
To unlock the secret of the atomic bomb
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
August 6, 1945
When did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Nagasaki
What city was targeted by the second atomic bomb?
September 2, 1945
When did the formal end of the war occur?
Victory over Japan
What was celebrated as V-J Day?
discuss postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe
What was the main purpose of the Yalta Conference?
United States and Soviet Union
Deep distrust characterized the relationship between which two countries?
Capitalism and communism
Which social philosophies were historically hostile?
Britain and America
Who delayed opening a second front with Germany?
The Soviets
Who did the US freeze out of the atomic bomb project?
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Western Allies met in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire to establish all of the following EXCEPT...
US, UK, USSR, France, China
Which nations dominated the Security Council in the UN?
Consent
What did the UN Charter provide for action against a member?
atomic energy
The UN failed to form an agency to supervise...
preserving peace
The UN had early successes in...
punish Nazi leaders for war crimes
What was the purpose of the Nuremburg war crimes trial?
4
How many military occupation zones were created in Germany and Austria?
to provide supplies to the allies in Berlin
What was the purpose of the Berlin airlift?
the Americans
Who orchestrated the gigantic Berlin airlift?
Greece and Turkey
What two countries did Truman request support for in the policy known as the Truman Doctrine?
Free peoples resisting subjugation
What did Truman Doctrine declare U.S. policy to defend?
to provide economic aid
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Truman
Which US president recognized the state of Israel in 1948?
Britain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Which countries joined the U.S. in forming NATO in 1949?
Containment of Soviet expansion
What was the main goal of NATO during the Cold War?
Leaking atomic data to Moscow
What were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg accused of doing?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Who was the political figure known for fear-mongering anti-communism?
Max employment, production, purchasing power
What were the three main goals of the Employment Act?
Stipend and benefits for education
What did the GI Bill of Rights provide for returning soldiers?
loans for buying homes, farms, and small businesses
What did the GI Bill enable the Veterans Administration to guarantee?
Increase minimum wage, provide public housing, extend old age insurance
What was the purpose of the Truman Fair Deal?
jobs, climate, taxes, federal dollars
What were the main factors in the Sunbelt's growth?
FHA and VA home-loan guarantees
Which federal policies encouraged suburban migration in the mid-20th century?
Levitt brothers
What revolutionized home construction techniques in the 1940s?
deepening residential segregation
What is one common result of redlining?
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