Transcript The items that were rationed during WWII

Unit 8 – WWII
and the 1940s
Jeopardy Review
A confinement or a restriction in
movement, especially under
wartime conditions
A confinement or a restriction in
movement, especially under
wartime conditions
A confinement or a restriction in
movement, especially under
wartime conditions
Internment
What is the name of the invasion
by Allies on to Axis-controlled
North Africa, with the intention to
regain control?
What is the name of the invasion
by Allies on to Axis-controlled
North Africa, with the intention to
regain control?
What is the name of the invasion
by Allies on to Axis-controlled
North Africa, with the intention to
regain control?
Operation Torch
What was an agency established
during WWII to coordinate the
production of military supplies by
U.S. Industries?
What was an agency established
during WWII to coordinate the
production of military supplies by
U.S. Industries?
What was an agency established
during WWII to coordinate the
production of military supplies by
U.S. Industries?
War Production Board
Who was the commander of the
American naval forces in the
Pacific that moved to defend
Midway specifically?
Who was the commander of the
American naval forces in the
Pacific that moved to defend
Midway specifically?
Who was the commander of the
American naval forces in the
Pacific that moved to defend
Midway specifically?
Chester Nimitz
1. It allowed Britain, and later the
USSR, to borrow the military
supplies they needed from the
U.S.
1. It allowed Britain, and later the
USSR, to borrow the military
supplies they needed from the
U.S.
1. It allowed Britain, and later the
USSR, to borrow the military
supplies they needed from the
U.S.
Lend-Lease Act of 1941
1. It allowed Britain, and later the
USSR, to borrow the military
supplies they needed from the
U.S.
1. It allowed Britain, and later the
USSR, to borrow the military
supplies they needed from the
U.S.
1. It allowed Britain, and later the
USSR, to borrow the military
supplies they needed from the
U.S.
Lend-Lease Act of 1941
2. The conditions of these acts
effectively surrendered freedom
of the seas by barring American
U. S. ships from transporting
goods into war zones
2. The conditions of these acts
effectively surrendered freedom
of the seas by barring American
U. S. ships from transporting
goods into war zones
2. The conditions of these acts
effectively surrendered freedom
of the seas by barring American
U. S. ships from transporting
goods into war zones
Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
4. This Nazi action followed in
the month after the signing of the
Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
4. This Nazi action followed in
the month after the signing of the
Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
4. This Nazi action followed in
the month after the signing of the
Soviet/Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
Invasion of Poland
5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first
meeting aboard a vessel off the
coast of Newfoundland led to this
set of Allied war goals.
5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first
meeting aboard a vessel off the
coast of Newfoundland led to this
set of Allied war goals.
5. FDR’s and Churchill’s first
meeting aboard a vessel off the
coast of Newfoundland led to this
set of Allied war goals.
Atlantic Charter
6. Most Americans began to
favor all support for Britain short
of war after this event in Europe
6. Most Americans began to
favor all support for Britain short
of war after this event in Europe
6. Most Americans began to
favor all support for Britain short
of war after this event in Europe
Fall of France in summer of
1940
7. This 1940 swap with Britain
was a notably non-neutral act by
an officially neutral United States
7. This 1940 swap with Britain
was a notably non-neutral act by
an officially neutral United States
7. This 1940 swap with Britain
was a notably non-neutral act by
an officially neutral United States
50 American destroyers for leases
on British air bases in Caribbean
and North Atlantic
8. Defeat Hitler first because he
was seen as the greater threat
8. Defeat Hitler first because he
was seen as the greater threat
8. Defeat Hitler first because he
was seen as the greater threat
The Allies’ war strategy
9. The U.S. imposing a total trade
embargo on this country led to
this infamous surprise attack
9. The U.S. imposing a total trade
embargo on this country led to
this infamous surprise attack
9. The U.S. imposing a total trade
embargo on this country led to
this infamous surprise attack
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
10. Victor at the Battle of the
Coral Sea
10. Victor at the Battle of the
Coral Sea
10. Victor at the Battle of the
Coral Sea
The U.S. and Australian forces
11. In 1940, Congress passed this
act that required 16 million men
between the ages of 21 and 35 to
register.
11. In 1940, Congress passed this
act that required 16 million men
between the ages of 21 and 35 to
register.
11. In 1940, Congress passed this
act that required 16 million men
between the ages of 21 and 35 to
register.
The Selective Training and
Service Act
12. Japanese Americans on the
West Coast were viewed this way
by many politicians and military
leaders
12. Japanese Americans on the
West Coast were viewed this way
by many politicians and military
leaders
12. Japanese Americans on the
West Coast were viewed this way
by many politicians and military
leaders
A threat because of their
questionable loyalty to the U.S.
13. December 7, 1941
13. December 7, 1941
13. December 7, 1941
When Pearl Harbor was bombed
14. In 1940, these three countries
formed an alliance to discourage
America from entering the
conflicts in Europe, Asia, and
Africa.
14. In 1940, these three countries
formed an alliance to discourage
America from entering the
conflicts in Europe, Asia, and
Africa.
14. In 1940, these three countries
formed an alliance to discourage
America from entering the
conflicts in Europe, Asia, and
Africa.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
15. In 1941, before the U.S. had
entered the war, FDR met with
Prime Minister Churchill off the
coast of Newfoundland and
developed a set of principles for
fighting the war that came to be
known as this.
15. In 1941, before the U.S. had
entered the war, FDR met with
Prime Minister Churchill off the
coast of Newfoundland and
developed a set of principles for
fighting the war that came to be
known as this.
15. In 1941, before the U.S. had
entered the war, FDR met with
Prime Minister Churchill off the
coast of Newfoundland and
developed a set of principles for
fighting the war that came to be
known as this.
The Atlantic Charter
16. In a November 1941 report,
State Department Special Agent
Curtis Munson drew this
conclusion after studying
Japanese Americans living on the
West Coast.
16. In a November 1941 report,
State Department Special Agent
Curtis Munson drew this
conclusion after studying
Japanese Americans living on the
West Coast.
16. In a November 1941 report,
State Department Special Agent
Curtis Munson drew this
conclusion after studying
Japanese Americans living on the
West Coast.
They were, for the most part, loyal.
The Nisei showed a pathetic eagerness
to be American…
17. Military strategy used by the
U.S. as it moved to capture land
close enough to Japan to launch
air raids against Japanese cities
17. Military strategy used by the
U.S. as it moved to capture land
close enough to Japan to launch
air raids against Japanese cities
17. Military strategy used by the
U.S. as it moved to capture land
close enough to Japan to launch
air raids against Japanese cities
Island hopping
18. It unified the American
people behind the war effort
18. It unified the American
people behind the war effort
18. It unified the American
people behind the war effort
Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor
19. By raising taxes and selling
war bonds
19. By raising taxes and selling
war bonds
19. By raising taxes and selling
war bonds
How the U.S. finance WWII
20. The Battle of the Bulge
20. The Battle of the Bulge
20. The Battle of the Bulge
Last, exhausting German effort to
turn back the Allied armies
invading from the West
22. Executive Order 9077.
22. Executive Order 9077.
22. Executive Order 9077.
It established exclusion zones
and forced the relocation of
residents of Japanese ancestry
23. $20,000 and a letter of
apology.
23. $20,000 and a letter of
apology.
23. $20,000 and a letter of
apology.
What the government gave
every Japanese American,
beginning in 1990, who was
interned in camps during
WWII.
25. Rosie the Riveter
25. Rosie the Riveter
25. Rosie the Riveter
The name given to women who
entered the workforce during
WWII and performed
traditionally male jobs.
27. Agreed not to strike
27. Agreed not to strike
27. Agreed not to strike
What the unions agree to do
during the war years so as not
to interrupt vital war
production
28. Sugar, coffee, meat and
gasoline.
28. Sugar, coffee, meat and
gasoline.
28. Sugar, coffee, meat and
gasoline.
The items that were rationed
during WWII
29. Fair Employment Practices
Commission (FEPC)
29. Fair Employment Practices
Commission (FEPC)
29. Fair Employment Practices
Commission (FEPC)
The agency that Roosevelt
establish by Executive Order
8802, under pressure from
African Americans, to correct
discrimination in hiring
practices during WWII
31. U.S. soldiers fought on these
three fronts during World War II.
31. U.S. soldiers fought on these
three fronts during World War II.
31. U.S. soldiers fought on these
three fronts during World War II.
The Western, African and
Pacific fronts
32. Originally applied to the
standard gear issued to every
soldier by the government, these
two letters came to stand for the
soldiers themselves.
32. Originally applied to the
standard gear issued to every
soldier by the government, these
two letters came to stand for the
soldiers themselves.
32. Originally applied to the
standard gear issued to every
soldier by the government, these
two letters came to stand for the
soldiers themselves.
What are GI?
33. The Allies
33. The Allies
33. The Allies
U.S., Great Britain and the
Soviet Union
34. Continued to face
discrimination during WWII and
were forced to perform noncombat jobs or serve in
segregated units.
34. Continued to face
discrimination during WWII and
were forced to perform noncombat jobs or serve in
segregated units.
34. Continued to face
discrimination during WWII and
were forced to perform noncombat jobs or serve in
segregated units.
African American soldiers
35. June 6, 1944
35. June 6, 1944
35. June 6, 1944
D-Day. The day on which
Normandy was invaded by
American, British and French
troops.
36. His letter to FDR started a
federal project to develop an
atomic weapons.
36. His letter to FDR started a
federal project to develop an
atomic weapons.
36. His letter to FDR started a
federal project to develop an
atomic weapons.
Albert Einstein
37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
37. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The cities on which atomic
bombs were dropped
38. Stalin wanted this British and
American action to siphon off
Nazi troops from the Eastern
front
38. Stalin wanted this British and
American action to siphon off
Nazi troops from the Eastern
front
38. Stalin wanted this British and
American action to siphon off
Nazi troops from the Eastern
front
Open a second front
39. The first Allied invasion of
Axis-occupied territory
39. The first Allied invasion of
Axis-occupied territory
39. The first Allied invasion of
Axis-occupied territory
North Africa in November 1942
40. It caused FDR to issue an
executive order forbidding
employment discrimination in
companies with federal contracts
40. It caused FDR to issue an
executive order forbidding
employment discrimination in
companies with federal contracts
40. It caused FDR to issue an
executive order forbidding
employment discrimination in
companies with federal contracts
A. Phillip Randolph’s threat to
lead a march on Washington to
protest employment
discrimination
41. They expanded, gained
economic power and benefits,
and generally abided by a nostrike pledge during WWII
41. They expanded, gained
economic power and benefits,
and generally abided by a nostrike pledge during WWII
41. They expanded, gained
economic power and benefits,
and generally abided by a nostrike pledge during WWII
Labor unions
42. They were tried before
international tribunals in Tokyo
and Germany
42. They were tried before
international tribunals in Tokyo
and Germany
42. They were tried before
international tribunals in Tokyo
and Germany
German and Japanese war
leaders
43. Using it would end the war
quickly and save lives
43. Using it would end the war
quickly and save lives
43. Using it would end the war
quickly and save lives
A justification for using the
atomic bomb
44. Japan was defeated and
would soon have surrendered
anyway
44. Japan was defeated and
would soon have surrendered
anyway
44. Japan was defeated and
would soon have surrendered
anyway
What argument is used to show
that dropping the A-bomb was
not necessary to end the war
46. Like the Germans, the Allied
air force used this total war
technique.
.
46. Like the Germans, the Allied
air force used this total war
technique.
46. Like the Germans, the Allied
air force used this total war
technique.
The extensively bombed
civilian populations in German
and Japanese cities
47. This attitude toward Jews was
an ingrained part of American
society during the 1930s and
1940s and worked against
organized action to help
persecuted European Jews.
47. This attitude toward Jews was
an ingrained part of American
society during the 1930s and
1940s and worked against
organized action to help
persecuted European Jews.
47. This attitude toward Jews was
an ingrained part of American
society during the 1930s and
1940s and worked against
organized action to help
persecuted European Jews.
Anti-semitism
50. Fear of sabotage and a flood
of immigration caused the state
department to adopt in 1940 this
unofficial policy toward visa
applicants.
50. Fear of sabotage and a flood
of immigration caused the state
department to adopt in 1940 this
unofficial policy toward visa
applicants.
50. Fear of sabotage and a flood
of immigration caused the state
department to adopt in 1940 this
unofficial policy toward visa
applicants.
Bureaucratic red tape and
delays
Final Jeopardy
Category: The Eastern Front
Turning point of the war on the
Eastern Front – Soviet aggression
is stopped and turned back
The Battle of Stalingrad