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History Notes 11/23/13
WWII
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11th Grade
11/23/2013

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What did the RFC do?
Definition
Make loans to companies to help them make stradtegic materials
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How did U.S. war mobilization compare to other countries?
Definition

2x Germany

6x Japan

Term
What fraction of military equipment was produced by automobile factories?
Definition
1/3
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What automobile company had an assembly-line for the B-24?
Definition
Ford
Term
Henry Kiezer welded ships instead of rivivited them in order to make ships what?
Definition
Harder to Sink
Term
What did the war production board do?
Definition
Set the distribution and priorities
Term
Describe the Peace Time Draft?
Definition

People 18-65 had to register

Required people to serve 12 months

Rushed Soliders through 2 weeks Basic Training

Soliders were called GI or Government issued

Term
African American soliders were what?
Definition
Disfranchised and Segregated
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What did the Double V represent?
Definition

V = Racism Abroad

V = Racism at Home

V= Victory

 

The Double V movement got African Americans to join the war

Term
Who was Benjamin D. Davis?
Definition

Leader of the Tuskegee Airmen

Highest ranking African American Brigigear General

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What could women do in the war?
Definition

Enlist but not combat

Free men for combat

Become Admins, Clerks, and Nurses

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What were the women military groups?
Definition

WACs (Women's Army Core) Olveta Hooby

Wave (Women's Navy) Volunteer Emergency Service

WASP (Women's Airforce)

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The wind talker (Navajo) were recruited because they were?
Definition
Code Talkers
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