Japanese Internment and Justice

1. What does the word "internment" mean to you?
- It means to keep people locked up during war.

2. Why were Japanese Americans interned in Manzanar?
- Japanese Americans were interned in Manzanar because after the bombing of pearl harbor Americans considered them enemies.

3. Why were Japanese internment policies wrong?
- Japanese internment policies were wrong because they were against the U.S constitution. Also their opportunties were taken away from them.

                   
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The End Of WWII

1. Was General McArthur a sucessful general? Explain with evidence.
- General McArthur was a sucessful general because he led and won n the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima.

2. Explain how sucessful the G.I bill was to returning soldiers?
- It was very sucessful because veterans got a chance to have college education that would help the economy.

3. Why were Mexicans in L.A unfairly treated in 1948?
- There was a report that some Mexicans in zoot-suits beat 11 sailors

                                
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WWII In The Pacific

1.who promised to "return" liberate the Phillipines?
- Douglas Mcarthur promised to return to the Phillipines.

2. What reasons did the POTUS use for using atomic bombs?
- The POTUS wanted to end the war and to save American lives from Japanese attacks.

3. In 1942, why were the Allies under-strength to fight Japan?
- They were under-maned, and  unprepaired for the fight.

4. Were American submarine efective in the Pacific? Explain.
- American submarines were effective because they sunk a lot of Japanese's ships.


       
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WWII Across The Atlantic Ocean

1. Who was the Supreme commande in Europe, and was he sucessful?
- Dwight Eisenhwer was the supreme commander and he was successful because he made the enemy have an uncoditional surrender.

2. What was the sigficance of D-Day?
- The significance was that in order to remove Hitler they had to go to Europe where he was.

3. Was General Patton an effective leader?
- General Patton was an effective leader because he liberated Europe after 4 years of the Nazis taking over.

4. Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
- The Battle of the Bulge was the last oppurtunity for Hitler to have victory.


             
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Coping With The War At Home

1. What was the OPA, and what was their job?
- The OPA was the office of Price Administration. Their job was to fight inflation by freezing prices on the most goods.

2. What was the purpose of the OSRD?
- The purpose of the OSRD was to bring scientists into the war to come up with new inventions to help defeat the enemey.

3. In what ways did Americans sacrifice during WWII?
- Americans could not buy as much stuff as they wanted because they were being rationed for the war.

4. How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq and Afghanistan war?
- The difference was that during WWII you would be limited with food and stuff, and today we dont have to limit or ration anything before going to war.

                                                                      
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U.S Gets Ready For The Fight

1. Who was Phillip Randolph,  and why did he and president Roosevelt meet?
- Phillip Randolph was a African American labor leader who with African Americans, protested to get better jobs. He and president Roosevelt met because Roosevelt feared that the march might provoke resentment on white people so he called out Phillip Randolph to back down on it.

2. Who were the WAAC's and why were they important to the war effort?
-The WAAC's were a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. They served honorably as nurses, ambulance drivers, radio opertors, etc.

3.How well did African Americans do during WWII?
- African Americans at first started off bad by being segregated and getting bad jobs, but at the end they started to do better and got the jobs that were needed for the war.



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U.S Inches towards WWII

1.What was the Land-lease, and what countries did it benefit?
- The president would lend or rent weapons and other supplies to friends of the United States. It benefited the Soviet Union and Great Britain.

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

3. How would desccribe Roosevelt's opinion of war?
- Roosevelt's opinion was that he wanted to stay neutral because he felt the people weren't build up for it yet.


                     
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