WWII and United Nations US History Cycle 3 Review Quizs

Lend-Lease Act

• A program allowing the US to loan, lease, or give military supplies to allies

• A treaty that declared war on Germany

• A policy to restrict trade with Axis powers

• An agreement to send troops to Europe

War Bonds

• US citizens bought government bonds to help finance the war

• US citizens were required to donate money to the military

• US citizens received free tickets to war events

• US citizens were encouraged to invest in foreign stocks

Mary McLeod Bethune

• African American civil rights leader

• Founder of Harvard University

• First female president of the United States

• Civil rights activist in the 1960s

Manhattan Project

• Secret American program to develop nuclear/atomic weapons

• A famous Broadway show in New York City

• A real estate development in Manhattan

• A scientific research project on renewable energy

Nuremberg Trials

• Attempt to promote international justice for victims of Nazis

• A series of military operations against the Allies

• A peace treaty signed after World War II

• A conference to discuss post-war reconstruction

Executive Order 8802

• Federal agencies may not discriminate in hiring on the grounds of race, religion, color, or national origin

• Executive Order 8802 was issued to promote economic growth

• Executive Order 8802 only applied to federal contractors

• Executive Order 8802 was a response to the Civil Rights Movement

Korematsu vs. The United States

(1944)

• Fred Korematsu sued the US claiming that Japanese internment was unconstitutional

• The Supreme Court ruled that Japanese internment was necessary for national security

• The Supreme Court decision stated that individual rights can be restricted during war

• Fred Korematsu was awarded compensation for his wrongful internment

Rosie the Riveter

• Symbol for women who stepped into men's jobs in heavy industry during WWII

• A famous singer from the 1940s

• A character in a popular movie about WWII

• A type of aircraft used in the war

Causes of WWII

• The Treaty of Versailles, which heavily punished Germany after WWI

• The invention of the atomic bomb

• The signing of the Munich Agreement

• The establishment of the United Nations

The United Nations (UN)

• Designed by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to replace the League of Nations, which was ineffective

• Founded in 1945 to promote global trade and economic development

• Established to provide military support to member countries

• Created to enforce international laws and regulations