SOC US History Homework Due 1/24/2022 - World War II Part II

What was the US policy towards the war BEFORE December 1941?

• We forced Japanese Americans into internment camps

• We kept to neutrality & isolationism

• We declared war on Germany

• We helped Jews escape from Europe

What event happened on December 7, 1941?

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• Japan invaded China

• Germany invaded Poland

• Germany invaded the Soviet Union

Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor significant?

• It was the beginning of World War II

• It led to a communist uprising in China

• It caused Britain and France to declare war

• It caused the US to join World War II

Who were the Flying Tigers?

• A group that received the Congressional Medal of Honor

• Native Americans who used their language to help defeat the Japanese

• American pilots who volunteered to fight in China

• African American pilots who fought in Europe

How did Americans respond to Pearl Harbor & entering the war?

• With neutrality and isolationism

• With volunteerism and patriotism

• With passivism and anti-war protests

• With disinterest and boredom

Select all of the following that are examples of volunteerism during World War II

• Enlistment in the military

• Planting victory gardens

• Purchasing war bonds

• Rationing scarce goods

Who is "Rosie the Riveter"?

• A woman on a poster to encourage women to plant victory gardens

• A woman on a poster to encourage women to be good housewives

• A woman on a poster to encourage women to get factory jobs

• A woman in Congress who supported the war

How were many women & minorities impacted by the war?

• They got factory jobs & higher wages than in the past

• They were unaffected by the war

• They faced widespread employment discrimination similar to before the war

• They enlisted in the military in large numbers

What was Executive Order 9066?

• It reinstated the draft

• It desegregated the military

• It created Japanese internment camps

• It created concentration camps

What two amendments were violated by the Japanese internment camps?

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment