CHAPTER 25.4: WORLD WAR II, MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM (p. 766-771)
Creating the Armed Forces
1) How many Americans served in the military during World War II?
2) How did the United Sates government raise the manpower needed to fight the war?
3) Identify & explain: A) Battle fatigue –
B) Private Eddie Slovick –
Women Enter the Military
4) What was the level of involvement of women in the military and in what capacity do they serve?
5) How did the military services discriminate against women?
6) Identify & explain: A) W.A.C. –
B) W.A.V.E. –
Old Practices and New Horizons
7) How were the African Americans treated during their military service?
CHAPTER 25.4: WORLD WAR II, MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM (p. 766-771)
8) What contributions did African Americans make to the war effort?
9) Identify: Charles Drew –
10) How were the Japanese Americans treated during their military service?
11) What contributions did Japanese Americans make to the war effort?
Overseas Occupation
12) Review the mixed record of the American occupational forces.
Prisoners of War
13) How many American soldiers were held as POWs during World War II?
14) Describe how American POWs were treated in Europe and Asia.
15) Identify and explain: Bataan Death March (1942)