How did the Nazi regime differ most from the Japanese government in the 1930s? C. generate support for the war effort and boost morale through the media. April 6, 1917 A. c.) They had significant military value that helped to keep Japan in the war. C. holding off a German offensive by himself after ordering his troops to withdraw. D. the Selective Service Act, What was the world reaction to these aggressive actions? The Axis Powers fought relentlessly against the Allied Powers for dominance around the world. Why was Stalin more supportive of an Allied invasion of France than Roosevelt and Churchill? A. a pact signed by Great Britain and the United States that endorsed certain principles for building a lasting peace and establishing free governments in the world Public anti-immigration sentiment remained strongin May 1938, only 23% of Americans were in favor of the immigration of German refugeesand these congressmen believed that legislation reducing immigration would prevail if the subject came up for debate. Ships that arrived at 11 p.m. on August 31, for instance, could be fined for bringing passengers from countries where the quota had already been filled; one hour later, on September 1, the passengers could enter under newly opened quota slots. D. recruit men for the military services. Find topics of interest and explore encyclopedia content related to those topics, Find articles, photos, maps, films, and more listed alphabetically, Recommended resources and topics if you have limited time to teach about the Holocaust, Explore the ID Cards to learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust. American neutrality in the first years of the war in Europe. B. through the sale of coupon books for consumer goods Through the government's bracero program, The new law reflected anti-Catholic, antisemitic sentiment in the country. d.) Between 1933 and 1941, for example, roughly 118,000 German quota slots that could have been used went unfilled. A portion of this project aimed to create documentary recordings of Americans from around the country who described their lives, sang their songs, and told the stories of their own regions. D) They felt it more prudent to use diplomatic means to shut down the camps. C) the prohibition of dictatorships like the Soviet Union. The Bataan Death March foreshadowed President Lyndon Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (known as the Hart-Celler Act), which eliminated the national origins quotas that for 40 years had seriously limited the ability of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, to obtain US immigration visas. D. supreme. The rescue worker wouldn't leave the building without the little boy. "We were informed that our corporation would remain subject to antitrust regulations." They mobilized all their armored divisions in Italy for a supposed invasion there. Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust. B) the creation of a five-member Security Council. D. flying more successful bombing missions over Japan than any other pilot in the war. American officials were concerned that unfriendly governments would use family members as hostages or bargaining chips to coerce immigrants to commit acts of sabotage or espionage. b.) A. a group of volunteer fighter pilots who fought the Japanese in the Pacific. None passed. World War II started on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland. View the list of all donors. Why did the US join the Second World war in 1941? In 1940, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, creating World War IIs Axis powers. Based on this graph and your knowledge of history, the growth in U.S. employment was sparked by d.) On December 8, Joseph Goebbels described Adolf Hitler as exceptionally happy when he learned the news. "Despite wartime mobilization, we continued to feel the negative effects of the Great Depression. Truman particularly criticized the fact that the bill restricted eligibility to people who had entered Germany, Austria, or Italy prior to December 22, 1945, effectively discriminating against Jewish displaced persons, many of whom had been in the Soviet zone of occupation and only traveled to western Europe later. B. B. A. b.) American military officials knew that many Japanese soldiers would rather die than surrender. expand world trade through the reduction of tariffs. After the United States entered World War II, the military's needs quickly brought on a nursing shortage. The United States declared war on the German Empire on April 6, 1917, nearly three years after World War I started. On May 24, 1924, Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act or the National Origins Act. B) about 10 years D) more than 20 years. The Vietnam War is the commonly used name for the Second Indochina War, 1954-1975. The Second World War began in 1939 and lasted through to 1945. C. Passive Q. The Refugee Act of 1980 remains in effect. A second series of interviews, called "Dear Mr. President," was recorded in January and February 1942. "We found financial self-reliance, which was new for us, after we went to work in the defense industry." The United States had the world's largest military force. . Millions of men and women entered military service and saw parts of the world they would likely never have seen otherwise. "We were forced by the government to move from California because they feared we might be capable of sabotage or espionage. limiting further U.S. casualties C. He created the American Red Cross to assist soldiers and their families. After World War I, America became an isolationist nation. How was the federal government able to borrow money from U.S. citizens? D. the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor. The experience of World War I had a . Japan targeted civilian populations when they dropped bombs on the Allied Powers. In the following sentences, underline the gerund. They were the largest population centers in Japan. What event led to the House and Senate voting to declare war? laborers migrated from Mexico to work on farms in the West. C) U.S. entry into World War II. D) She is certain the Germans will lose the war. C. stable government He said, in part: The course that Japan has followed for the past ten years in Asia has paralleled the course of Hitler and Mussolini in Europe and in Africa. Why was the United States reluctant to launch a land invasion of Japan? On December 11, 1941, Germany responded by declaring war on the United States, bringing American military forces into the European and Pacific conflicts on a global scale. While the Nazis took control of Germany and planned for war in Europe, Japan aggressively expanded its control of territory in east Asia by invading Manchuria in 1931 and China in 1937. Claudia Bautista, Santa Monica, Calif. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. A) the American defense industry declined after the war. Between 1980 and 2018, more than 3,000,000 refugees have been resettled in the United States. A) the Axis pushed back the Allied advance from the Soviet Union. e) no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese. World War II changed both the type of work women did and the volume at which they did it. Battle of the Atlantic: September 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945. After World War I most Americans concluded that participating in international affairs had been a mistake. The labor demands of war industries caused millions more Americans to move--largely to the Atlantic, Pacific . C) Allied Powers agreed to divide Germany into four zones of occupation. 4. D. Place the events related to World War II in the correct sequence, following the signing of a mutual defense treaty by Japan and Germany. In 1951, the United Nations adopted the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which has been signed by 145 nations. SAN FRANCISCO When Miya Iwataki and other Japanese Americans fought in the 1980s for the U.S. government to apologize to families it imprisoned during World War II, Black politicians and civil rights leaders were integral to the movement. . C. More expansion "The government rejected deficit spending as a way to finance war production." State Department officials could advise a potential immigrant on the probability that he/she would be allowed to enter due to health or economic status, but entry decisions were made upon disembarking in the United States. D. Interventionists thought aid would help end the ", d.) Those men held power by selling everyone else a myth: The biggest threat to workers like you are . strategically bombing Germany's major industrial centers. What events is the preamble referring to in this excerpt? Circle each direct object. Students incorporate new evidence from the history of the Weimar era into the position they are developing. C. it halted the Japanese advance and put them on the defensive. increase economic production to meet wartime demands. To protect Soviet troops in France. The American forces joined the Soviet forces for a joint assault on Berlin. The War Manpower Commission, a Federal Agency established to increase the manufacture of war materials, had the . B. to force Japan into fighting a two-front war and gain strategic positions from which to attack To convince islanders to support the United States against Japan Public policy, like the so-called GI Bill of Rights passed in 1944, provided money for veterans to attend college, to purchase homes, and to buy farms. C. the British Royal Air Force In March 1980, Congress passed the Refugee Act of 1980, expressing that it is the historic policy of the United States to respond to the urgent needs of persons subject to persecution in their homelands. The Act laid out the procedures for the admission of refugees into the United States and how the US would fulfill its obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Refugee Protocol. The United States did not immediately adopt a consistent refugee policy in the wake of World War II, instead patching together various immigration, refugee, and displaced persons legislation for temporary fixes to address specific crises. D. C) destroy the nation of Japan. D. Which of the following was an effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor? dividing power in Germany amongst the Allied Powers In the next 20 years, the Cold War spawned many tensions between the two superpowers abroad and fears of Communist subversion gripped domestic politics at home. concur\hspace{1cm}_______ing \hspace{1cm}______ed \hspace{1cm}______ent\hspace{1cm}______ence, Identify the following term or individual and explain their significance. D. to destroy Japan's most important naval outpost and eliminate their ability to launch further airstrikes, Americans on the home front demonstrated their patriotism and helped combat shortages by A) U.S. delegate to the League of Nations Our headquarters are located at: 89 South Street, Suite 401, Boston, MA 02111. "The government paid most of the costs for my company to convert to wartime production. 3, Two days later, on December 11, 1941, Adolf Hitler declared war on the United States, and Benito Mussolini of Italy followed suit. After World War II, the American people continued to oppose increased immigration. The United Nations Refugee Protocol of 1967 established the current international norms for defining and dealing with refugees, and 146 countries, including the United States, have signed this protocol. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW On May 19, 1921, President Warren Harding signed the Quota Act of 1921 (also known as the Emergency Quota Act). D. . Pages 4 Course Hero uses AI to attempt to automatically extract content from documents to surface to you and others so you can study better, e.g., in search results, to enrich docs, and more. The State Department, therefore, became responsible for enforcing the quota law, and midnight races ended. We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. They needed to wrest control of the Suez Canal and the oilfields in the Middle East from Italy first. b.) B. economic equality A. A. defectors from the Soviet Union. B. Interventionists thought aid would bring us into war; isolationists thought aid would keep us out of the war. A. The so-called Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles in 1943 were a result of The relationship between the Allies was complicated by D) the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. b.) How did WACs contribute to the American war effort? Those who have committed crimes against peace, war crimes, or non-political crimes outside of their country of refuge, are not eligible for refugee status. C. drastically cut back its defense industries. On August 9, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill first met aboard the cruiser USS Augusta.