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What is the 'Arsenal of Democracy'?
The US role in supplying war materials to Allied nations during WWII.
Define the Four Freedoms.
Freedom of speech, religion, from want, and from fear, as outlined by FDR.
What was the War Production Board (WPB)?
A US government agency that oversaw war industries during WWII.
What was the Office of Price Administration (OPA)?
A US government agency that controlled consumer prices during WWII.
Define the Double V Campaign.
A campaign by African Americans for victory over fascism abroad and racism at home.
What was Executive Order 8802?
Prohibited racial discrimination in defense industries during WWII.
What was the Bracero Program?
A program recruiting Mexican laborers for American agriculture during WWII.
What was Executive Order 9066?
Led to the internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans during WWII.
What were Liberty Ships?
Mass-produced cargo vessels crucial for transporting troops and supplies during WWII.
What were the Zoot Suit Riots?
Racial tensions between white servicemen and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles.
What were the causes and effects of the US becoming the 'Arsenal of Democracy'?
Cause: Need to supply Allied nations. Effect: Economic transformation and end of the Depression.
What were the causes and effects of the Four Freedoms speech?
Cause: FDR's desire to rally support for the war. Effect: Framed the war as an ideological struggle.
What were the causes and effects of women entering the workforce during WWII?
Cause: Labor shortages. Effect: Challenged gender roles and provided new opportunities.
What were the causes and effects of the Double V Campaign?
Cause: Desire for equality. Effect: Pushed for civil rights and highlighted racial inequalities.
What were the causes and effects of Executive Order 8802?
Cause: Threatened march on Washington. Effect: Prohibited racial discrimination in defense industries.
What were the causes and effects of the Bracero Program?
Cause: Labor shortages in agriculture. Effect: Recruited Mexican laborers, increased racial tensions.
What were the causes and effects of Executive Order 9066?
Cause: War paranoia and racism. Effect: Internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans.
What were the causes and effects of the Korematsu v. United States Supreme Court case?
Cause: Challenge to the constitutionality of Japanese American internment. Effect: Supreme Court upheld internment.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
US President who coined 'Arsenal of Democracy' and outlined the Four Freedoms.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
Iconic figure symbolizing women's contributions to the defense industry during WWII.
Who was A. Philip Randolph?
Civil rights leader who threatened a march on Washington, leading to Executive Order 8802.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
Highly decorated African American unit of the war.
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Native Americans who used their language to transmit secret messages.