Monday, March 2, 2009

Homework due Wednesday 3/4

Read 35 up to 849.
Optional Assignment:
Why did American adopt the ABC-1 agreement?
List the problems facing America at the start of the war and explain how WWII was a different task as compared to WWI.
Describe the experience of European immigrants during WWII. Compare to Japanese immigrants.
Why did the New Deal end?
Describe the efforts of the following agencies: The War Production Board
The Office of Price Administration
The War Labor Board
How did the US meet the shortage of labor?
Know the various migrations and the problems the migrating groups faced.
How was the war funded? and what did the massive spending end?
LIst the AMerican/Allied interests taken over by the Japanese at the start of the war.
Describe the experience at Bataan
WHat was significant about the abttle in the Coral Sea? Midway?
Describe and understand the benefit of leapfrog fighting.
Know the Battle of the Atlantic.
Who wanted a second front and why?  Who did not and why? What ended up happening?
Know DDay.
Who ran in the election of 1944?  Why was there so much attention on the vice president?  Who was selected and why?
Know V-E day.




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