Thursday, March 17, 2011

Concept Questions Topic: 9

Roles of Women in WW II

* Nurses

* Took on job of men when they were in combat

Causes + Effects of Atomic Bomb

* Killed people

* Polluted the air

* Get revenge on Japan

U.S Foreign Policy before + after the war

* Roosevelt disagreed with his advisors sending help to Europe

* German U-boat sunk 500 merchant ship in Europe in 1-month

Effects of WW II on Europe

* Made the Marshall plan

* Had no money

Effects of Pearl Harbor Attack

* Got the U.S into war

*Relocated Japanese-American

* Killed 2,000 people

Japanese Internment

* Lasted 3 years

* Had to sell properties

* Gave back 20,000 dollards to affected families (40 years later)

Neutrality Acts 1935 + 1937

* Embargo on arms sales

* U.S battleships couldn't be armed

* American couldn't travel on ships of countries at war

Purpose of Propaganda

* Get the U.S into war

* Start arguments/fights with other countries

Rationing

* Many people starved to death not enough food

* Began to eat family members

Results of WW II

* European cities destroyed

* U.S economie boosted

* NATO was formed

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