A People’s War?
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According to the text, what was the stated purpose of the Allied air attacks on German cities agreed upon at the Casablanca conference in January 1943?
View answer and explanationWhat does Howard Zinn suggest was the primary reason for the United States' full entry into World War II?
View answer and explanationHow many American soldiers served in the armed forces during World War II, according to the text?
View answer and explanationWhat was the Atlantic Charter, signed by Roosevelt and Churchill in August 1941?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, how did the U.S. government treat its Japanese-American population during World War II?
View answer and explanationWhat was the key finding of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey regarding the necessity of the atomic bombs to end the war with Japan?
View answer and explanationWhat was the Supreme Court's ruling in 1944 regarding the forced evacuation of Japanese-Americans?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, how much did corporate profits in the United States rise between 1940 and 1944?
View answer and explanationWhat policy did the American Red Cross, with government approval, enforce during World War II regarding blood donations?
View answer and explanationWhat was the initial volunteer response in the first six weeks after the U.S. declared war in 1917, as cited in the chapter to show a lack of public enthusiasm?
View answer and explanationWhat was the significance of the Truman Doctrine, as described in the chapter?
View answer and explanationHow many conscientious objectors (C.O.'s) went to prison during World War II?
View answer and explanationWhat was the official U.S. position on French sovereignty over its colonies, like Indochina, during World War II, despite the principles of the Atlantic Charter?
View answer and explanationAccording to W. E. B. Du Bois's article 'The African Roots of War,' what was the primary cause of the First World War?
View answer and explanationHow many American civilians were killed in the bombing of Hiroshima, according to historian Martin Sherwin as cited in the text?
View answer and explanationWhat was the purpose of the Marshall Plan, according to Secretary of State George Marshall, as quoted in the chapter?
View answer and explanationWhat was Charles E. Wilson, the president of General Motors, so happy about that he suggested a 'permanent war economy'?
View answer and explanationHow much military and economic aid did the Truman Doctrine provide to Greece and Turkey in 1947?
View answer and explanationWhat was the 'Draftee's Prayer' that appeared in a Negro newspaper in January 1943?
View answer and explanationBy 1952, how many persons had been investigated under Truman's security program, and how many cases of espionage were uncovered?
View answer and explanationWhat was A. J. Muste's prediction about the problem after a war?
View answer and explanationWhy did the United States support the restoration of the French empire in Indochina after World War II?
View answer and explanationHow does Zinn characterize the total tonnage of bombs dropped on Vietnam by the end of the war?
View answer and explanationWhat was the economic situation in the United States in 1914 when war broke out in Europe, according to the testimony of J. P. Morgan?
View answer and explanationWhat was the purpose of Executive Order 9835, issued by President Truman in March 1947?
View answer and explanationBy April 1917, what was the total value of goods that had been sold to the Allies by the United States?
View answer and explanationWhat was the Smith Act of 1940 used for in Minneapolis in 1943?
View answer and explanationIn the book 'The Power Elite', who did C. Wright Mills identify as the three components of the top elite in the United States?
View answer and explanationIn the context of the Greek civil war after WWII, what policy did U.S. General James Van Fleet start?
View answer and explanationBy 1935, what portion of U.S. steel and cotton exports were being sold in Latin America?
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