The End of WWII

1. Was Gen. MacArthur a successful general? Explain with evidence.

yes he was successful general he won battles in the islands of Bataan Leyte and Iwo Jima as well as getting a surrender from Japan

2. Explain how successful the G.I. Bill was to returning soldiers.

it was important because now they could go to school and get a career

after all the fighting they went through

3. Why were Mexicans in L.A. unfairly treated after the war?

they were attacked because of an accusation made by 11 sailors who accused Mexicans wearing zoot-suits of attacking them. so they would go to these parts of LA and beat any person wearing a Zuit-Suit

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WWII in the Pacific

1.Who promised to "return" to liberate the Philippines?
it was general Douglas MacArthur who said this

2. What reason did the President of the United States use for using atomic bombs?
his reasons were that he did not want more Americans to die in the war

3. In 1942 why were the allies under-strength to fight Japan?
they were undermanned and the bad wheather was against them

4. Were American submarines effective in the Pacific?
they were very effective as they sunk many ships and helped alot

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WWII Across the Atlantic

1.Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe, and was he succesful?
the Supreme Commander in Europe was Dwight D. Eisenhower he was succesful because he recieved an unconditional surrender from the Third Reich

2.What was the signifigance of D-Day?
it was the first day of the allied invasion of Europe which they needed to do to defeat the Nazis

3.Was General Patton an effective leader?
General Patton was an effective leader because he was able to liberate France after 4 years of Nazi occupation

4.Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
This battle was important because it was Hitlers last chance of getting a victory in the war

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Coping with the war at home

1.      What was the OPA, and what was their job?

it was an agency created to fight inflation of prices. the OPA was very effective

2.      What was the purpose of the OSRD?

The purpose was to bring scientists into the war to make new technologies and new inventions for the war effort.

3.      In what ways did Americans sacrifice during WWII?

some of the ways was they had to live on rations of meat and other foods, gasoline, clothes and other things.

4.      How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

my sacrifices were very different because i did not have to sacrifice anything like they did during WWII

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U.S. Gets ready for the fight

1.Who was A. Philip Randolph and why did he and Pressident Roosevelt meet?
he was the founder of the Brotherhood of sleeping car porters. They met to discuss the equality of African-Americans to work and fight for their country.

2.Who were the WAAC's and why were they important to the war effort?
They were the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps. They worked as nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, electricians, and pilots.

3.How well did African-Americans do during WWII?
At first they did not have that many rights but after they were able to fight with the army they could work in many places they use to not be able to work in.

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U.S. Inches towards WWII

1.What was lend-lease, and what countries did it benefit?
the lend-lease was a policy that would allow the U.S. to lend or rent military supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union.

2.What did Roosevelt call German U-boats?
Roosevelt called them Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic

3.How would you describe Roosevelt's opinion of war?
His opinion was that they should be involved in some part because they supported Britain and the Soviet Union with weapons.

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WWII part 2

1.      List all the countries the Nazi’s invaded.

1. Austria, 2. Czechoslovakia, 3. Poland, 4. Yugoslavia, 5. Bulgaria, 6. Greece, 7. Romania, 8. Hungary, 9. Lithuania, 10. Latvia, 11. Estonia, 12. Finland, 13. Norway, 14. France, 15. Denmark, 16. the Netherlands (Holland), 17. Belgium, and the 18. Soviet Union

 

2.      What did Winston Churchill say about the peace agreed upon in the Munich Agreement?

Winston Churchill said this was not really peace it was just the begining for what was going to come next they were just appeasing hitler. 

3.      What is Blitzkrieg, and what’s the purpose?

the Blitzkrieg was a lightning war. it used new military technology such as fast tanks and more powerful aircrafts. the puurpose was to take the enemy by surprise and then quickly crush all opposition with overwhelming force

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