Chapter 25
Sanchez
The United States in World War II

I.	Mobilization on the Home Front
a.	Americans Join the War Effort
i.	Why was the draft instituted and how many were drafted?
ii.	What does the term GI mean and how was it applied?
iii.	Who were the WAACS?
iv.	What was the criticism of the WAAC's 
v.	What were the feelings of many minorities toward the war?
vi.	What were the experiences of the minority groups during the war?
b.	Life on the Home Front
i.	How did industry adapt to the war?
ii.	How were items able to be produced quickly?
iii.	Where was the work force located to complete the work?
iv.	What problems did African-Americans encounter in the workforce?
v.	Who was A. Phillip Randolph and what did he work to accomplish?
vi.	How were scientist mobilized in the war effort and what were some of their 
accomplishments?
vii.	How did entertainment change in the war effort?
c.	The Federal Government Takes Control
i.	Why did the federal government decide to intern Japanese Americans?
ii.	Who were the Nisei?
iii.	What economic controls were placed into effect?
iv.	What were some of the regulatory agencies and their functions?
v.	How did the rationing system work?
II.	The War for Europe and North Africa
a.	The United States and Britain Join Forces
i.	Why did the Allies choose to focus on defeating Germany first?
ii.	Why did the Allies choose to accept only an unconditional surrender?
iii.	What problems were the German wolf packs creating?
iv.	How did the Allies try to counter the problems of the wolf packs?
b.	The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean
i.	Why did Hitler choose to focus his forces on Stalingrad?
ii.	How did the people of Stalingrad hold off Hitler's armies?
iii.	What was the toll of the siege on Stalingrad?
iv.	Who was the U.S. commander of Operation Torch?
v.	What happened during Operation Torch?
vi.	What decisions were made at Casablanca?
vii.	How did the Allies attack of Europe's soft underbelly proceed?
viii.	What took place at Anzio?
c.	The Allies Liberate Europe
i.	What took place at D-Day?
ii.	How were the Allies able to capture Paris?
iii.	What took place at the Battle of the Bulge?
iv.	What was the importance of the Battle of the Bulge?
v.	What was the first death camp to be liberated?
vi.	How did the end of the war in Europe occur?
vii.	What and when was V-E Day?
III.	The War in the Pacific
a.	The Allies Stem the Japanese Tide
i.	Describe the Japanese advance before 1942.
ii.	What happened at Bataan and what did MacArthur vow?
iii.	What did Doolittle do?
iv.	What happened at the Battle of Coral Sea and why is it important?
v.	What happened at the Battle of Midway and why is it important?
vi.	What was the island hopping strategy?
vii.	What was the significance of Guadalcanal?
viii.	Who were the kamikazes?
ix.	What was significant about the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
x.	What happened at Iwo Jima?
xi.	When did FDR die?
xii.	What happened at Okinawa?
xiii.	What was the Manhattan Project and what were notable events and individuals in relation 
to it?
xiv.	Why did Truman choose to drop the bomb on Japan?
xv.	Describe details related to the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
b.	Rebuilding Begins
i.	What was decided at the Yalta Conference?
ii.	How was the United Nations organized?
iii.	What took place during the Nuremberg trials?
iv.	What took place during the Allied occupation of Japan?
IV.	The Impact of the War
a.	Opportunity and Adjustment
i.	What were the economic gains of the war?
ii.	How did the population of the U.S. change during the war?
iii.	How did life at home change after the war?
iv.	What was contained in the G.I. Bill of Rights?
b.	Discrimination and Reaction
i.	Why was WWII a turning point for African-Americans?
ii.	How did African Americans make progress on the home front?
iii.	Who was James Farmer and what was CORE?
iv.	What happened in Detroit in 1943?
v.	What was revealing about the 1943 Detroit riots?
vi.	What did Mexican-Americans experience during the war years?
vii.	What took place during the "zoot-suit" riots?
viii.	How did Japanese-Americans work to receive justice after the war?
ix.	What was the ruling in the Korematsu decision?
x.	How did the JACL work to get compensation for Japanese loses as a result of 
internment?