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Unit 11- WWII and Cold War
Unit 11- WWII and Cold War
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World War II and the Cold War
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1
The Savannah River Nuclear Plant during the Cold War was designed to_____________________.
Provide the U S withweapons grade plutonium for the US
Took old nuclear weapons from the US & made them safe again
Provided the USSR and its Allies w/ weapons grade plutonium
Took old nuclear weapons from the USSR &made them safe again
2
______________meant more jobs at home and the wartime population of SC cities grew
Rationing
Strikes
Lend-Lease Act
War mobilization
3
What group proved that African Americans could fight as well as other Americans in WWII?
Tuskegee Airmen
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Doolittle Raiders
F.D.R.’s black cabinet
4
The GI Bill benefited _____.
Veterans and active service members
Government wartime factory workers
American civilians
Refugees of war
5
South Carolina did not support the collection of scrap metal/rubber or the use of ration books.
False
True
6
Lend Lease Plan that was guided by________ that offered support to our Allies.
James Byrnes
FDR
Mary Bethune
James Doolittle
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What was the Lend-Lease program?
way to provide materials to the Axis countries during WWIIl
way to participate WWII by allowing our military to fighti
way to provide material to the Allied countries during WWIIl
way for the US to buy materials from Great Britain
8
The expansion of military bases& war time factories hadvery little if any effect on the economy
False
True
9
Economic prosperity in America continued after the war,except for SC and much of the South.
True
False
10
SC supported World War II effort except:
rationed food
collected scrap metal
built railroads and planted trees
bought war bonds
11
Which president’s Executive Order opened up jobs for A.A. in wartime industries in the N & W?
Nixon
Washington
Roosevelt
Truman
12
Fort Jackson naval base in Charleston served as training bases that ____their local economies
depressed
stimulated
slowed down
had no change
13
Technical colleges : attract economic investment and to train workers to meet industrial needs.
False
True
14
Many of the African American soldiers who fought in WWII came home to fight for ______________.
Segregation of the military
Desegregation of the military
Fair treatment for women
Fair pay for African Americans
15
The Cold War had a positive impact on South Carolina’s economy in_______________________.
Military spending spawned industries/jobs
Our industries were supplying the USSR with industrial goods
Our industries were supplying the Japan w/ industrial goods
It did not positively impact the economy
16
After the fall of the USSR Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and____were closed.
Parris Island
Camp Perry
Fort Benning
Charleston Navy Yard
17
_______were a group of bomber pilots who trained inColumbia and air attack on Tokyo.
Tuskegee Airmen
Flying Crosses
Blue Angels
Doolittle Raiders
18
A large portion of the war was funded by the citizens through________________________.
Rations
War Bonds
Forced Savings
Forced Spending
19
Many of the ___________ earned the Distinguished Flying Crosses for their bravery over Italy.
Tuskegee Airmen
Blue Angels
Flying Crosses
Doolittle Raiders
20
Education improved in US during Cold War was due to the competition with the USSR.
True
False
21
Why did the economy of South Carolina and the U. S. began to climb out the Great Depression?
. U.S. entrance intoWW1
Loan to new businesses
Demand for cotton began to rise
Government spending on WWII preparations
22
What was the purpose of the Doolittle Raid?
to assassinate the Japanese emperor
to practice dropping atomic bombs
preparation for continuous island hopping
retaliation for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor
23
The United States stayed out of WWII, until the________attacked the United States at _________.
Japanese, San Francisco
Chinese, New York
Japanese, Pearl Harbor
Chinese, Pearl Harbor
24
The tourists from the North to S Carolina increased for which of the following reasons except:
Motels and fast food
Development of air conditioning
Temperate outdoor past times
Invention of the radio
25
Why were men in SC excluded from serving in the military during WWII?
too poor to afford the uniforms needed to fight
often illiterate and in poor health
did not have a college education
refused to fight and escaped to Canada to avoid the war
