Pearl Harbor and Leaving Isolationism

What event led to the United States abandoning their isolationist policies and joining WWII?

Interventionism refers to ....

• The policy of avoiding getting involved in the affairs of other countries

• The policy of getting involved in the affairs of other countries, whether violently or not

• The policy of having a "hands-off" approach to controlling the governments economy

• Preparing the country and the economy for a war

What was it that Americans at home were asked to do in order to contribute to the war effort during WWII?

Rationing refers to ...

• Being held like a prisoner

• Racial diversity

• Allowing people only a certain amount of items per day/month

• Jobs that create the supplies needed by the military

What was significant about the Selective Training and Service Act?

• It was the first wartime draft to the military

• It was a draft to the military

• It was a draft to the major leagues

• It was the 1st Peacetime Draft to the military

List two ways that life in America changed after the mobilization of economic + military resources during WWII