WWII Across the Atlanic Ocean

1. Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe, and was he successful?
- General Dwight David Eisonhower, he forced the Nazis to surrender.
2. What was significant of "D-Day?"
- D-Day was significant because they had to remove Hitler with force in Europe, France because he was a threat. So the Allies had to invade.
3. Was General Patton an effective leader?
- He achieved his goal by liberating Paris
4. Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
-It was Hitler's last chance to win the war and it was not successful, he had lost a lot of troops,tanks,guns, and planes.


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Coping with The War at Home

1. What was the OPA, and what was their job?
- Office Of Scientific Research and Development their job was to bring scientists into war.

2. What was the purpose of  OSRD?
- The purpose of OSRD was to fight but to develope new weapons.

3. In what ways did Americans sacrifice during WWII?
They would not buy what they wanted and they knew that sacrificing would help them in the long run.

4. How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
The difference was that they knew what they were fighting for in WWII, the only people that sacrificed were those in the military.


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U.S. Gets Ready for the Fight

1. Who was Philip Randolph and why did he and president Roosevelt meet?
- Philip Randolph was an African-American labor leader, they met because African-Americans were not treated well and President Randolph wanted to call off the March. They settled an agreement together and in the end workers were able to have equal participation without discrimination because of race, creed, color, and national origin.

2. Who were the the WAAC's and why were they important to the war effort?
- The WAAC's were Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, they were women soldiers who were important because they did essential work for example: Radio operators, nurses, ambulance drivers, etc;

3. How well did African-Americans do during WWII?
- African-Americans were treated bad because of discrimination. They had to live in restricted segregated nighborhoods.


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World War II (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. Lithiuania, 10. Latvia, 11. Estonia, 12. Finland, Norway, 14. France, 15. Denmark, 16. the Netherlands (hollands), 17. Belgium, and the 18. Soviet Union
2. What was Munich agreement, and what was Churchill's opinion of it?
- It turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. Churchill's opinion about it was that                         
3. What is Blitzkrieg, and what was the purpose?

World War II Key Terms

1. Allies- U.S., England, Soviet Union
2. Axis- German, Japan, Italy
3. Defense Spending- Amount of money governments spends on the military.
4. Unemployment rate- percentage of peopole unemployed
5. Federal Outlay- Amount of money the federal government uses to buy stuff
6. Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic- German boats
7. German U-boats- German submarines
8. Isolationists- Policy of "mind your own business."
9. Appease- To give in to demands
10. Lend-lease Act- law that allowed POTUS to sell weapons to our friends.
11. Office of Price Administrations

"The Help' and the struggle for African American Equality

In the movie "The Help," African- American maids told their stories to a writer of a book because they wanted to let the world know how they were being treated.

"The Help is a 2011 American drama film adaption of the novel of the same name (2009) by Kathryn Stockett, adapted for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor. " (http://goo.gl/7otE8)

In one incident, African-Americans were forced to use a seperate bathroom than the whites

Reflection Document

 2.Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?
- C. foreign demand for U.S. farm products

3. Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
- C. thick layers of praire grasses

4. Who made up the Bonu Army that marched on Washington?
- D. business and labor leaders who agreed to work together

8. In calling shantytowns "Hooverville," people conveyed their
- C. disgust with Hoover.

9. During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
- C. 25 percent.

16. ___ claimed that the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program called
- A. Huey-long

I got all these wrong for many reasons but the main reason was because I did not study sufficiently. Next time i'll rememeber to study and put some more effort to it. I also bubbled in answers and erased it after so now what I should do is go with my first gut.