The Second World War, II (798-808)

(Open Note Quiz)

1. "Time, in a sense, was the most needed munition." Explain this quote and put it into the context of the US role in WWII.
2. What was the executive order for the internment of Japanese-Americans called, and what are its causes?
3. Explain the effect that the war had on America's economy, using details from the reading. (Including "Holding the Home Front.")
4. What was the bracero program?
5. the "war's...impact on women's lives has frequently been exaggerated." Whaaaaaat?
6. Define CORE.
7. What effect did the war have on southern African-Americans? Details.
8. What was the Bataan Death March?

The Second World War, I

If we have a quiz on this reading, it will be an open-note quiz. Here are the parameters:

• If you copy directly from the text, you must put the text's language in quotes.
• You must use quotation marks on your quizzes if you intend to quote from the text.
• Your notes must be your own. I will check to make sure no one is copying from classmates. 
• Your answers must be specific and provide context. They will be longer than normal.

FYC:

1. What did Hitler gain from the Hitler-Stalin pact? (Also, define the term).
2. What was the point of the "cash and carry" amendment to neutrality legislation in 1939?
3. Create a narrative of German military actions from the invasion of Poland to the fall of France. Use dates.
4. How did the United States respond to the fall of France? (details.)
5. What was the "historic decision" that FDR faced as Britain fought for survival in the summer and fall of 1940? Why was it such a difficult decision? What were the two sides?
6. "In a sense, his opponent was Adolf Hitler, not Willkie." Explain.
7. Define the Lend Lease Bill. Why is it described as "one of the most momentous laws ever to pass Congress?"
8. What was the Atlantic Charter?
9. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
10. How did Pearl Harbor change U.S. public opinion of the war?

The New Deal, II

FYC:

1. What was the Dust Bowl? (The disaster, the region, the whole thing; read the whole section.)
2. What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?
3. What is the TVA?
4. Define the FHA and Social Security.
5. Define the Wagner Act.
6. What powerful coalition had Roosevelt forged in his first term that helped him win in 1936?
7. What was FDR's court-packing plan?
8. Carefully read pages 773-775 and make an assessment of the successes and failures of the New Deal. Pay attention to what it did (long term and short), and what it did not do. What are the most important legacies? Etc.