Unit V
WWII
Common Assessment is MARCH 1ST
WWII Study Guide
Chapter 15
1. Why were American’s concerned about the Japanese invasion of Manchuria?
2. Explain America’s “island hopping” strategy used in the Pacific. Why did Americans abandon this strategy?
3. Why did Truman bomb Hiroshima?
4. Why did American’s gradually move away from isolationism to interventionism?
5. What was Japan’s reaction to the economic embargo placed on it by the United States?
6. What was the Selective Service Act of 1941? Because of this act; what will America have at the end of 1941?
7. Define isolationism. Define interventionism.
8. Give 3 specific examples of German and Japanese aggression. Explain the corresponding U.S. isolationist
reaction to that policy.
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9. What was the Munich Conference/Agreement?
10. What was the biggest challenge the U.S. military faced during WWII?
Unit V
WWII
Common Assessment is MARCH 1ST
11. Explain the Neutrality Acts. How did they demonstrate U.S. isolationism?
12. Explain the Lend-Lease Act. Why did the U.S.S pass this act?
13. How did isolationist in the U.S. feel after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Chapter 16
14. Define Gross Domestic Product.
15. Define Federal Deficit.
16. Explain why the Federal Deficit and the Gross Domestic Product changed during the war years.
17. What was the Double V Campaign?
18. How were African Americans discriminated against during WWII?
19. Name 2 groups that tried to challenge the unfair discrimination of African Americans, and explain the tactics
(how) each group attempted to get change.
20. Name the 4 War offices established to control and manage the war effort. List a responsibility of each board.
21. What is rationing? Name 3 reasons why the U.S. government rationed goods.
22. Explain why Korematsu, a Japanese-American, lost his case against the Supreme Court.
Unit V
WWII
Common Assessment is MARCH 1ST
23. How and why were Japanese-Americans compensated for their internment during WWII?
24. Why were African Americans and women able to make economic gains during WWII?
25. Which War Office was responsible for paying for new plant capacity or asking businesses to build new plants?
What did this do for workers in America?