WW2 Across the Atlantic Ocean

1.Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe, and was he successful?
General Dwight Eisenhower,  and yes he was successfu
l because he made the Nazi's surrender unconditionally.
2.What was the significance of "D-Day"?
It was the first day of invasion. Allies invaded in order to remove Hitler.
3.Was  Gen. Patton an effective leader?
General Patton was an effective leader because he liberated the french capital of Paris.
4.Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
It was significant because it was Hitler's last attempt/chance to win the war.

Coping With The War at Home

1.What was the OPA and what was their job?
Office of Price Administration , Their job was to fight inflation. They did that by freezing prices on most goods.
2.What was the purpose of the OSRD?
Office of Scientific Research and Development , their purpose was to bring scientists into the war. Not to fight but to create new weapons.
3.In what ways did Americans  sacrifice during WW2 ?
Americans had to ration supplies.
4.How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

U.S Gets Ready For The Fight

1.Who was Phillip Randolph, and why did he and President Roosevelt meet?

Phillip Randolph was an African-American labor leader, he met with the president because Roosevelt called him to tell him to back down and call-off the march.
2. Who were the WAACs and why were they important to the war effort?
They were women soldiers they were essential to the war because they could do certain jobs for example ambulance drivers, nurses,radio operators,etc. This also allowed more men to join the Army.

3. How well did African-Americans do during World War 2?

In the beginning it was bad because they were segregated, they only got remedial jobs and weren't allowed to take part in the war but in the end thanks to the agreement that took place between Randolph and Roosevelt  they began to get better jobs.

U.S Inches Towards WW2

1.What was Lend-Lease, and what countries did it benefit?
It was a way for U.S to give military aid to those countries that didn't have money to buy weapons. The reason behind this was so Germany could be defeated and so the U.S wouldn't be affected.France and the Soviet Union benefited from this.

2. What did Roosevelt call German U-boats?
Roosevelt reffered to German U-boats as "rattlesnakes".

3.How would you describe Roosevelts opinion of war?
 I believe his opinion was that war was sometimes necessary, that not everything can be resolved peacefully.He also didn't approve of dictatorships and saw that in the future if they did not defeat Germany.

World War 2 Key Terms

1. Allies
-United States, England, and Soviet Union (Russia)
2. Axis

-Germany, Japan, Italy
3. Defense spending

-Amount of money government spends on the military
4. Unemployment rate

-Percent of people unemployed
5. Federal outlay

 -Amount of money  the federal government uses to buy stuff

6. Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic

-(Number 7) 
7. German U-boats

-German submarines
8. Isolationists

-Policy of "mind your business"
9. Appease

-To give in
10. Lend-Lease Act

-Law that allowed President of the United of the States (POTUS) to sell weapons to our friends
11. Office of Price Administration

-U.S. federal agency, established to prevent wartime inflation.
12. Inflation

-When prices for goods/service increases but income remains the same
13. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

-Leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.
14. Pres. Harry S. Truman 
-After Roosevelt died, Truman lead the United States and successfully concluded World War II. Which after marked the start of the Cold War.

15. Phillip Randolph

-Leader of the African-American civil-rights movement, the American labor movement and socialist political parties.
16. Gen. Patton

-General in the United States Army, best known for his command of the Seventh Untied States Army, and later the Third United States Army, in the European Theater of World War II.
17. Gen. MacArthur

-Commanded Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
18. Gen. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of U.S. Forces

-Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch and the successful invasion of France and Germany from the Western Front
19. Adolph Hitler

-Germany, Nazis
20. Benito Mussolini

-Italy
21. Joseph Stalin

-Soviet Union/Russia22. Winston Churchill

-England/United Kingdom
23. Battle of the Bulge

-The last stand for Germany
24. D-Day

-Offensive by Allies to take over Europe
25. Auschwitz

-Jewish concentration camp
26. Atomic bomb

-Nuclear bomb dropped on Japan to end the war
27. Interment

-Camps on West Coast used to detain Japanese Americans
28. Income tax

-Percent of tax paid on personal income (paycheck)
29. Wage & price controls

-Commonly instituted by governments as a response to inflation, and usually below market level.
30. War bonds

-Debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war.
31. WAACs

-Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WWAC) was created as an auxiliary unit.
32. WWII Battles of the Pacific

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33. GI Bill of Rights

-A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in WW2
34. Zoot-Suit Riots

-Series of Riots in 1943 that exploded in L.A between white sailors and marines stationed throughout the city and latino youths

WW2 (part 2)

1.List all the countries the Nazi's invaded.

-Austria,Czechoslovakia,Poland,Yugoslavia,Bulgaria,Greece,Romania ,Hungary,Lithuania ,Latvia

Estonia,Finland,Norway,France ,Denmark,The Netherlands,Belgium,Soviet Union

2.What was the Munich Agreement, and what was Churchill's opinion of it?

It was an agreement they signed that turned Sudetenland over to Germany with out a single shot being fired.Churchill felt as if it was a dishonor, he just simply did not agree with it.

3.What is Blitzkrieg, and what was the purpose?

It's also known as the lightning war, which is a war tactic where you surprise your enemy and then quickly crush all opposition with ovewhelming force.

 

WW2 (part 1)

1. What Treaty did Hitler hate? Why?

Hitler dissapproved of the Treaty of Versailles because it blamed Germany for war, it also required them to pay for restoration, and it stripped them from their colonies.

2. Who became dictators during the 1930s and for what country?

Adolf Hitler- Germany

Benito Mussolini- Italy
Francisco Franco- Spain

Joseph Stalin- Russia

Hideki Tojo- Japan

3. Explain similarities and differences amongst the dictators.

Hitler and Mussolini both were powerful and influential speakers.

Stalin and Mussolini were vey hostile, they would get rid of anybody that opposed them.

4.What was the U.S thinking as several wars were breaking out?

The president wanted to get involved but opposed because they were still suffering because of the depression and recovering from the first war.

The Great Depression REF

3. Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
C. Thick layers of prairie grasses
-My answer was D, because I went through the question quickly.
5. What does buying a stock on margin mean?
D. Borrowing money to help pay for the stock
-My answer was C, because i didn't read the question carefully.
8. In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles."people conveyed their
C.  Disgust in Hoover
-My incorrect answer was B, i answered this because i didn't read the question carefully
9.  During the Great Depression , the overall unemployment rate was about
C. 25 percent
-I chose B,My  answer was wrong because i went through it too quick.
14. Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?
D. Works progress Administration
-My answer was A because i went through it too quickly.
19. How many states were part of the Dust Bowl?
A. 5 states
- My answer was B, i got it wrong because i didn't read the question carefully.