Read and Review
Chapter 27Ration Stamps WWII, p. 717Randolph,Why Should We
March,p. 719Rosie the Riveter, p. 722World War II in Europe, p. 723World War II in the Pacific, p. 728Einstein,Letter to President
Roosevelt,p. 731ReadtheDocumentSeetheMapSeetheMapView theImageReadtheDocumentView theImageStudyandReviewResearch and Explore
The desegregation of the
military and blacks in combat, p. 719WatchtheVideoReinforce what you learned in this chapter by studying the many documents,
images, maps, review tools, and videos available at http://www.myhistorylab.com.Hear the audio file for Chapter 27 at
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Connections
Nazi Murder Mills;
WARNING: This clip is very graphic,p. 725The Big Three Conference at
Yalta, p. 734WatchtheVideoWatchtheVideoChapter Review 735Review Questions
1.What did the U.S. government do to mobilize
for war? How did the war affect women and
minority groups?
2.Why did FDR order that American citizens of
Japanese ancestry be placed in internment camps?
What was the Supreme Court’s response to the
constitutionality of this decision?
3.Why, since Japan attacked first, did FDR decide to
commit most American resources to defeating the
Germans in Europe? What were the key phases of
the war in Europe? Of the war in the Pacific?
4.What role did science and technology play in
the war?
5.Should Truman have used atomic bombs against
Japan? Why had American relations with the
Soviet Union deteriorated by 1945?