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1
Q

The growth of southern California and cities in the Deep South created a new industrial region known as the ______________.

A

Sunbelt

2
Q

In 1942, FDR created the ______________________ to coordinate government housing programs.

A

National Housing Agency

3
Q

In Los Angeles, the fear of juvenile crime and racism against Mexican Americans became linked in the “_____________” raids.

A

zoot suit

4
Q

______________ had very baggy, pleated pants, and an overstuffed, knee-length jacket with wide lapels.

A

Zoot suits

5
Q

___________________ had no vest, no cuff, a short jacket, and narrow lapel.

A

Victory Suits

6
Q

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR signed an order allowing the_______________ to declare any part of the US a military zone.

A

War Department

7
Q

People of __________________ were evacuated to 10 internment camps further inland.

A

Japanese ancesrty

8
Q

In 1988, Ronald Reagan apologized to ______________________ on behalf of the US government and signed legislation granting $20,000 to surviving who had been interned.

A

Japaneses Americans.

9
Q

Worried about inflation, FDR created the ____________1___________________ and the ________2________ to regulate wages and certain prices.

A
  1. Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply (OPACS)
  2. Office of Economics Stabilization (OES)
10
Q

The _________________ tried to prevent strikes.

A

War Labor Board (WLB)

11
Q

OPACS began ___________, or limiting the purchases of many products to make sure enough were available for military use.

A

rationing

12
Q

Meat, sugar, fats, oils, processed foods, coffee, shoes, and gasoline were ______________.

A

rationed

13
Q

The government encouraged ________________ by praising them in film reels, pamphlets, and official statements.

A

victory gardens

14
Q

The government would also organize scrap drives for ____1____,___2__,___3__, and ______4________.

A
  1. rubber
  2. tin
  3. aluminum
  4. steel
15
Q

In 1942, President Roosevelt created the ______________________.

A

Office of War Information (OWI)

16
Q

The _______________ role was to improve the public’s understanding of the war and to act as a liaison office with the various media.

A

OWI’s

17
Q

Admiral Chester Nimitz was the commander of the ____________________.

A

US Navy in the Pacific

18
Q

A few hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked American airfields in the _________________.

A

Philippines

19
Q

___________________ was the commander over the US forces in the Philippines.

A

General Douglas MacArthur

20
Q

78,000 men were forced to march 65 miles to a Japanese prison camp known as the ________________.

A

Bataan Death March

21
Q

FDR wanted to bomb _________, but American planes could reach it only if an aircraft carrier brought them close enough.

A

Tokyo

22
Q

In early 1942, a military planner suggested replacing the carrie’s usual short- range bombers with long-range ____________ that could attack from further out.

A

B-25

23
Q

FDR would place ___________________ in command of the mission to bomb Tokyo.

A

Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle

24
Q

At the end of March,_____________ were loaded onto the Hornet.

A

16 B-25

25
Q

Officers of Japan’s military wanted to cut American supply lines to Australia by capturing the south coast of_____________.

A

New Guinea

26
Q

Admiral ________1_______, wanted to attack _________2__________– the last American base in the North Pacific west of Hawaii.

A
  1. Yamamoto

2. Midway Island

27
Q

Admiral Nimitz sent two carriers, the _________1________ and the ________2____ to intercept the Japanese in the Coral Sea.

A
  1. Yorktown

2. Lexington

28
Q

MacArthur’s troops would start their campaign in the south Pacific at _______________ in the _____________.

A

Guadalcanal

Solomon Island

29
Q

The ________________ was the largest naval battle in history.

A

Battle of Leyte Gulf

30
Q

It was the first time that the Japanese used ______________.

A

kamikaze attacks

31
Q

Kamikaze means ______________ in Japanese.

A

divine wind

32
Q

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the first battle where ships sunk each other without________________.

A

seeing one another

33
Q

In July 1942, FDR ordered the invasion of ____________ and _______________ two French territories indirectly under German control.

A

Morocco Algeria

34
Q

German general ____________, whose success earned him the nickname “Desert Fox” commanded the “Afrika Korps”

A

Erwin Rommel

35
Q

The ______________ is located in Egypt, and was a major supply route for Britain.

A

Suez Canal

36
Q

in November 1942, American troops commanded by ________________ invaded North Africa.

A

Dwight D. Eisenhower

37
Q

At the battle of ______________, the Americans were outmaneuvered and outfought.

A

Kasserine Pass

38
Q

Eisenhower fired the general who led the attack and put _______________ in command

A

General Patton

39
Q

To protect ships, citizens on the __________ went dark.

A

East coast

40
Q

The loss of so many ships convinced the ___________________ to set up a convoy system.

A

US Navy

41
Q

The _________________ system was a system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection.

A

convoy

42
Q

American airplanes and warships began using ____1____, and ______2______ to locate and attack submarines.

A
  1. radar

2. depth charges