Know the following people: Doolittle led raid on Tokyo and all ships were lost. Boosted moral. MacArthur general in the pacific. , Eisenhower general in Europe, D-day invasion, Neville Chamberlain British Prime Minister before Churchill, appeasement policies, Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of GB during war, big three Tojo, Main general and prime minister of Japan, main guy Hirohito, emperor of Japan during war, mainly a figure head Yamamoto Main admiral of the Jap fleet.
Know the Nye Committee Report. What was its findings. A report that investigated the financial interests that underlay US involvement in WWI. Found that munitions manufacturers pushed for the war for the own economic gain.
Describe the Good Neighbor Policy Under FDR, the policy that if the US did not interfere in Latin America, relations would be improved and new trade opportunities would open up.
What was the effect of the war on Labor Unions? Unions made new gains and embraced patriotism. The NWLB was set up to organize labor.
What progressive law was passed to encourage women to work and aid the war effort? WACS, WAVES, WASP
Know the Neutrality Acts, by date and what they did. 35’- embargo on arms trading with countries at war and US citizens traveled on other nations ships at their own risk. 36’- banned loans to belligerents. 37’- “cash-and-carry”
What is the America First Committee? A committee created to keep America out of war and look out for its interests.
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say about Pearl Harbor? Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy
Know the following: The Atlantic Charter Roosevelt met with Churchill to lay the foundation for the western cause and they agreed on economic collaboration, free trade, self-determination, and security. The Yalta Conference The big three met and agreed on portioning Germany, self-determination, and UN. The Munich Pact appeasement, allies agreed to let Germany keep Czech land. Mein Kampf Hitlers book about his life and rise to power, also ousted jews. The Manhattan Project Atomic Bomb, only known to FDR and a few others The War Powers Act An emergency law passed to give the federal government and executive branch more power during the war. The Office of War Information The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a U.S. government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services. It operated from June 1942 until September 1945. It coordinated the release of war news for domestic use, and, using posters and radio broadcasts, worked to promote patriotism, warn about foreign spies and recruit women into war work. Korematsu v. United States The court allowed the removal of Japanese Americans on the basis of military necessity. Zoot-Suit Generation Mexicans in L.A. who wore over the top suits during a time of rationing, representing their rebelliousness. Led to race riots. National War Labor Board The National War Labor Board (NWLB) was a federal agency created in April 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson. It was composed of twelve representatives from business and labor, and co-chaired by Former President William Howard Taft. Its purpose was to arbitrate disputes between workers and employers in order to ensure labor reliability and productivity during the war. Office of Price Administration The functions of the OPA were originally to control money (price controls) and rents after the outbreak of World War II. War Production Board The War Production Board (WPB) was an agency of the United States government, which supervised production for war purposes during World War II. Council of National Defense The Council of National Defense was a United States organization formed during World War I to coordinate resources and industry in support of the war effort, including the coordination of transportation, industrial and farm production, financial support for the war, and public morale. Lend-Lease Act was the law that started a program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the USSR, Republic of China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is a U.S. civil rights organization that played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. 1942 War Refugee Board The War Refugee Board, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in January 1944, was a U.S. executive agency created to aid civilian victims of Nazi Germany and its allies.
Who were the “Dollar a year” men?
The "dollar-a-year men" were business and government executives who helped the government mobilize and manage American industry during periods of war, especially World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. U.S. law forbids the government from accepting the services of unpaid volunteers. Those employed by the government had to be paid a nominal salary, and the salary established their legal relationship as employees of the
government.
Which groups were segregated during the war, and which were not? Blacks, Asians, and women were segregated. Surprisingly, Native Americans and Mexicans were not.
Know the various aspects of the GI Bill. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, known informally as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). Benefits included low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business or farm, cash payments of tuition and living expenses to attend college, high school or vocational education, as well as one year of unemployment compensation.
What were the agreements reached at Yalta? Free and unfettered elections in eastern Europe, partion on Germany into four districts, and a United Nations
What were the code names for: German Invasion of Russia Operation Barbarossa Allied Invasion of Italy operation avalanche Allied invasion of Normandy (and its nickname) operation overlord