Friday

 

Today we are going to look at a couple of primary sources.

GO Here for the DAY OF INFAMY speech
Two documents - Day of Infamy or the Decision to Drop the Bomb.

Day of Infamy (TEXT)

Truman on the dropping of the atomic bomb (Speech)

Decision to Drop the Bomb

Things to know for the TEST

1.  What military strategy did FDR favor? Winning Asia or Europe?
2.  What was America's first major challenge when the war began?
3.  What was the reaction of most ethnic groups in America to WWII?
4.  Why were Japanese-Americans placed in concentration camps in WWII?

6.  Why did most women leave the workforce after WWII?
7.  What was the impact of WWII on African-American culture in America?

10.  What happened to the national debt during WWII?
11.  What battle turned the tide of Japanese advancement in the Pacific?
12.  What was the US strategy for the war in the Pacific?
13.  The conquest of which island made air raids over the Japanese mainland possible?
14.  What battle in Europe was the end of Nazi advancement?
15.  Why did the Allies postpone opening a second front until 1944?
16.  What was a criticism of the unconditional surrender policy?
17.  What was the importance of the Postdam?
18.  Who headed the D-Day invasion?
19.  What was the main reason why FDR won election in 1944?

21.  What was the primary reason the United States used the atomic bombs in Japan? 

 

 

Discuss the Battle of Midway.
2) Discuss island-hopping as a strategy
3) What was the Manhattan Project?  Who headed it up?
4) Discuss D-Day.  What was it?
5) Why did the U.S. use atomic weapons on Japan?  What cities were bombed? 
6) Who were the Axis Powers?  Who were the Allied Powers?
7) List and explain three causes of the Depression

8) What was the New Deal?
10) Who were FDR's critics and what did they criticize?
11) What were the Fireside Chats?
12) Discuss the reasons the U.S. entered into World War I
13) Discuss three points of Wilson's 14 points.
15) What were some negative outcomes of World War I
16) Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish-American War?
17) How did the War make the U.S. an imperial power?
18) Discuss Theodore Roosevelt's importance as President.  What did he do?