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Name:_________________________________________________ CHAPTER 35: AMERICA IN WORLD WAR II Pages 835-849 The Allies Trade Space for Time Know: Germany First 1. "America's task was far more complex and back-breaking [in World War II] than in World War I." Explain. The Shock of War Know: Axis Powers, Internment Camps, Korematsu v. U.S. 2. How did the war affect liberal ideals and goals at home? 3. Why didn’t the U.S. have the nativist reaction to World War II that it had to the outbreak of World War I? 4. Who was the exception? Building the War Machine Know: War Production Board, War Labor Board 5. What effects did the war have on manufacturing, agriculture and labor? Makers of America: The Japanese Know: Matthew Perry, Meiji Government, Picture Brides, Gentleman's Agreement, Issei, Nissei 6. In what way can it be said that the reason's for Japanese immigrants' success also caused them trouble? Manpower and Womanpower Know: WAACS, WAVES, SPARS, GI, Braceros, Rosie the Riveter 7. What opportunities were opened to women as a result of the war? Wartime Migrations Know: A. Philip Randolph, Fair Employment Practices Commission, Double V, CORE, Code Talkers, Zoot Suit Riots 8. What effect did the war have on the nation's minorities? Holding the Homefront 9. What economic effects resulted from American participation in the war? The Rising Sun in the Pacific Know: Douglas MacArthur, Bataan Death March 10. Describe Japanese victories in the Pacific in the months following Pearl Harbor. Japan's High Tide at Midway Know: Battle of the Coral Sea, Midway, Chester Nimitz 11. Why was Midway an important battle? American Leapfrogging Toward Tokyo Know: Guadalcanal, Island Hopping, Guam 12. What strategy did the United States use to defeat the Japanese? The Allied Halting of Hitler Know: Wolf Packs, Enigma, Erwin Rommel, Bernard Montgomery, El Alamein, Battle of Stalingrad 13. "The war against Hitler looked much better at the end of 1942 than it had in the beginning." Explain. A Second Front from North Africa to Rome Know: Soft Underbelly of Europe, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Casablanca, Sicily 14. Describe the purpose and outcome of the Invasion of North Africa. D-Day: June 6, 1944 Know: Teheran, D-Day, Normandy, George Patton 15. Why could June 6, 1944 be considered THE turning point of the war? FDR: The Fourth-Termite of 1944 Know: Thomas Dewey, Henry Wallace, Harry S Truman 16. Why was the choice of a vice-presidential candidate important and difficult for the democrats in 1944? Roosevelt Defeats Dewey Know: Fala 17. What factors led to Roosevelt's victory over Dewey? The Last Days of Hitler Know: Battle of the Bulge, "Nuts," Elbe River, Holocaust, V-E Day 18. Describe the last six months of war in Europe. 19. Why was the Battle of the Bulge an important victory for the Allies? 20. What happened on April 12, 1945? Japan Dies Hard Know: Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kamikazes 21. Describe the results of the firebombing of Tokyo. The Atomic Bombs Know: Potsdam, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Hirohito, Manhattam Project 22. What was the military impact of the atomic bomb? 23. What was decided at the Potsdam Conference? The Allies Triumphant Know: George Marshall 24. "This complex conflict was the best fought war in America's history." Explain Varying Viewpoints: The Atomic Bombs: Were They Justified? 25. What questions concerning WWII have historians attempted to answer?