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WW2 and Civil Rights
| Term/Question | Definition/ Answer |
|---|---|
| Allied Powers | United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union (Russia) |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| What caused the war to begin in Europe? | Germany invaded Poland |
| What caused America to get involved in the war? | Japan bombed Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) |
| How did new military training facilities in Louisiana contribute to the state? | Provided jobs, Soldiers paychecks were spend in Louisiana (helping our economy) |
| How did war supplies and machinery contribute to Louisiana? | Provided factory jobs, boosted our economy, and industrialized our economy. |
| How did the role of women and race relations change during the WWII? | Women took over men's jobs and African Americans gained higher paying jobs. |
| How did rationing and shortages affect Louisiana's citizens? | Limited citizens' freedoms and what consumers could buy. |
| What impact did the Higgins Boat have on WWII? | Transported troops and military vehicles toopen beaches helping us win the war. |
| What impact did the port of New Orleans have on the WWII? | Shipping crops and military supplies to allies helped to win the war |
| What impact did German U-boats have on American shipping in the gulf? | Tried to cut off trade between American and allies (Great Britain) |
| What was the purpose of the literacy tests of the 1960s? | To stop African Americans from voting in large numbers |
| What affect did the literacy test have on African Americans' ability to vote? | Dramatically decreased the number of African Americans able to vote. |
| How did African Americans retaliate against the literacy tests? | Protests and Boycotts |
| What was Ordinance 222? | Eliminated reserved seating on busses, but bus drivers went onstrike |
| What was Ordinance 251? | Only reserved seats on first and last rows of busses, the rest were free-game |
| How did African Americansretaliate against segregation on busses? | Boycotted the busses by creating "Free-Rides" |
| What were Sit-Ins? | A form of peaceful protest in which protesters sit and refuse to leave a premises |
| Who was Ruby Bridges? | First black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. |
| What was the Brown v. Board of Education court case about? | Desegregating public schools |
| What was the verdict of the Brown v. Board case? | Segregation of public schools were unfair and unconstitutional |
| What previous court case decision did the Brown v. Board case overturn? | Plessy v. Ferguson |
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