beans and rice

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?