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1 | | What were the two broad offensives that the U.S. planned to turn the tide against the Japanese? |
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2 | | What two American naval and air victories in mid-1942 stemmed the Japanese tide? What island victory early in 1943 ended Japanese chances at an offensive toward the south? |
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3 | | Explain the difference between General Marshall's plan for European offensive with the British approach. Which option did Roosevelt select? |
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4 | | What did the North African and Italian offensives accomplish? How did the Soviet Union regard these efforts? |
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5 | | How did the United States react to the Holocaust? Why did the United States not do more to save the Jews from the Nazi extermination campaign? |
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6 | | Describe how the coming of World War II ended the Great Depression. What region of the nation benefited most spectacularly? |
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7 | | How did the work force expand to make up for the labor shortage due to the growth of the armed forces? |
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8 | | What gains did labor unions make during the war? What concessions did labor promise in return? How effective was the agreement? |
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9 | | What efforts did the national government make to regulate production, labor, and prices during the war? How effective were these actions? |
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10 | | How was World War II principally financed? |
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11 | | In what ways was World War II "a watershed for technological and scientific innovation"? How did American mass-production capability complement the technical advances? |
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12 | | In what weaponry and related military techniques did the Anglo-American forces have distinct technological advantages? |
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13 | | How did code breaking contribute to future computer technology? |
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14 | | What pressures led to the establishment of the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)? |
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15 | | What were the patterns of wartime migration and employment of African Americans? What tensions resulted? |
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16 | | Describe the role of blacks in the military. What tensions resulted? |
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17 | | Describe the contributions American Indians made to the war effort. What impact did the war have on federal Indian policy? |
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18 | | How did the war effort affect Mexican Americans? |
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19 | | How were Japanese Americans treated during the war? What was done to atone for the treatment? |
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20 | | What impact did the war have on the legal and social status of Chinese Americans? |
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21 | | How were the women who filled war jobs treated? What obstacles did they face? |
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22 | | What was the impact of war on family life? |
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23 | | How did the war spark a wave of consumerism reminiscent of the 1920s? How did rationing affect consumption? |
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24 | | What was the most popular music of the war era? How did this new sound challenge racial taboos? |
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25 | | Compare and contrast the military's attitude toward heterosexual and homosexual activity. Why was the treatment different? |
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26 | | What did President Roosevelt mean by the shift from "Dr. New Deal" to "Dr. Win-the-War"? |
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27 | | Describe the candidates and issues of the election of 1944. Why did Roosevelt win reelection? |
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28 | | Describe the Normandy invasion and the liberation of France. What role did air power play in preparing for the assault? |
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29 | | What role did Soviet forces play in the final defeat of Germany? |
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30 | | Describe the steady progression of American forces through the islands of the Pacific culminating at Okinawa. What did this experience seem to presage about the planned invasion of Japan? |
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31 | | Why did the United States decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan? Was it a wise decision? What have historians found? |
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