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WW2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the causes of WW2? | The Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Hitler, weak peace efforts, appeasement, and expansion that led Germany invading Poland. |
| Why did the US join WW2? | -Attack on Pearl Harbor -Germany, Italy and Japan were taking over countries -US was supporting allies |
| How did the US prepare for WW2 on the Homefront? | War production- producing tanks, planes instead of consumer goods. -Government regulated industries to make sure supplies went to the military. -Rationing goods, women in workforce, war bonds & propaganda. |
| Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps? | Because of fear and racism after Pearl Harbor, even though there was no evidence they were a real threat. |
| What were the Nuremburg trials? | A series of court trials held after WW2 to punish Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity. |
| What was the impact of women during WW2? | Working in factories, serving support in military, keeping the economy running. |
| The Manhattan project | A secret US program during WW2 that developed the atomic bomb. |
| Supreme Court decision in Korematsu v. US | Japanese American internment during WW2 was constitutional because of national security concerns. |
| Why President Truman decided to drop the Atomic Bomb | To quickly end WW2, save American lives that would be lost in an invasion, and force Japan to surrender. |
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