Chapter 21 Study Guide

Vocabulary
Disenfranchised Amphtrac Napalm
Double V Kamikaze The Manhattan Project
Cost-plus Battle of Midway Firebombing of Japan
Sunbelt Island-Hopping Hiroshima and
Zoot Suit Battle of Stalingrad Nagasaki
Rationing Strategic Bombing Nuremberg Trials
Victory Garden D-Day
Learning Objectives
Ch. 21-1

1. What roles did minorities and women play in the armed forces during World War
II?

2. How did the U.S. government mobilize the economy for war?

3. What changes did women and minorities experience as a result of economic

mobilization?

4. What steps did the government take to stabilize wages and prices?

Ch. 21-2
5. Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?

6. What was the military strategy of island-hopping? Was it successful?

Ch. 21-3
7. What was Roosevelts purpose in invading North Africa?

8. What did Roosevelt and the other leaders hope to accomplish by attacking
Germany and Italy?
9. What was D-Day and why were there so many conditions that had to be met
before Eisenhower could order its commencement (beginning)?

Ch. 21-4
10.Why was the Battle of the Bulge so important to the Allied forces?

11.Do you agree or disagree with President Trumans decision to drop the atomic
bomb? Explain your reasons.

12.Describe the last months of the war in Europe before Germanys surrender.

13.Describe the circumstances of Japans surrender.

14.What were the Nuremberg Trials?

15.Do you think it possible to experience a war such as World War II in the future?
Why or why not?