Topic 9 Study Concepts

Role of Women during World War II

• They took the places of men in everyday jobs and society, and helped with the war effort.

Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb

• Pearl Harbor- cause
• Radioactivity- effect

US Foreign Policy Before, During, and After the War

• Before- U.S. was neutral
• During- helped out our allies
• After- we'd attack if there was a threat aimed towards us

Effect of the War on Europe

• Inflation
• Destruction

Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack

• Japanese Americans put in camps.

Japanese Internment

• The government imprisoned Japanese Americans.

Neutrality Acts

• Embargo on arms sales.
• U.S. battleships were not armed
• Americans could not travel on ships of countries at war.

Rationing

• People were encouraged to use less of daily products, such as flour, oil (gasoline), not to buy refrigerators, and to drive less so the tires may be saved.

Results of World War II

• the economy boosted