World War II to Beginning of Cold War

spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause

• propaganda

• isolationism

• appeasement

• super bowl commercials

government controls all aspects of society (economic, political, social)

• totalitarianism

• fascism

• democracy

• militarism

Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.

• Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
• Great Britain, Japan, United States
• Germany, France, United States
• Japan, Germany, Italy

Why were women and minorities able to make economic gains during World War II?

• Increased educational opportunities for women and minorities.
• Labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups.
• New civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices.
• A shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.

This World War II propaganda poster was probably used by the American government to encourage what for the war effort?

• The manufacturing of materials needed for the war effort
• Rationing
• Enlisting in the military
• Censoring information

Why were Japanese-Americans living on the west coast sent to internment camps during World War II?

• There was a mistaken belief that they were aiding our enemy, Japan.
  
• Many could not speak English and were being harassed by other Americans.
• Evidence was seized from Japanese-American spies.
• British Intelligence found out about a bombing plot planned by Californians of Japanese descent and the nation of Japan

What did businesses do during World War II to contribute to the war effort?

• Converted from peacetime production to wartime production
• Increased production of consumer goods
• Decreased wartime production to take care of citizens on the homefront
• Increased tariffs on imported goods

What difficult decision did Harry S. Truman have to make to put an end to WWII? 

• To drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• To drop an atomic bomb on Germany and Poland
• To drop an atomic bomb on Italy

What country was created in Palestine for the Jewish people in 1948 in part as a response to the Holocaust?

• Lebanon

• Israel

• Syria

• Jordan

At the Nuremberg Trials, what were the Nazi leaders charged with?

• Planning the war and crimes against humanity.

• Using poison gas

• Forcing conquered people to work in munition factories

• Kidnapping children