C. Otherwise, the recordings are presented as they were originally recorded. C. A) the end of the Great Depression. b.) C. D. General Marshall was too valuable to remove from his position as Army Chief of Staff. The Johnson-Reed Act also mandated that potential immigrants present their paperwork and receive US immigration visas at consulates abroad, prior to leaving for the United States. Building on the economic base left after the war, American society became more affluent in the postwar years than most Americans could have imagined in their wildest dreams before or during the war. "Although our wages were far lower, we earned more money than we ever had before in the workplace. 1942: Feb. 19. They had developed a new technology that was able to jam the Nazi radar. Students view the film, analyze a primary source from the Oyneg Shabes archive, and consider why it matters who tells the stories of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. "We began a civil rights campaign to achieve both a victory in Europe and a victory over racism in the U.S." laborers migrated from Mexico to work in factories in the North. It was scattered and disorganized. B) about 10 years The only significant attempt to pass a law to aid refugees came in 1939, when Democratic Senator Robert Wagner of New York and Republican Congresswoman Edith Rogers of Massachusetts introduced legislation in both houses of Congress that would allow 20,000 German refugee children under the age of 14 into the country over two years outside of the immigration quotas. (spendthrift; thrifty). C) The Nazis' anti-Semitic propaganda campaign was popular in America. D. D. universal education. D. The Tuskegee Airmen were Our headquarters are located at: 89 South Street, Suite 401, Boston, MA 02111. On July 1, 1941, the same day that the new relatives rule went into effect, the State Department centralized all alien visa control in Washington. D. Interventionists thought aid would help end the Choose the statement that best reflects the experiences of African Americans after the United States entered World War II. Today, it has become far more than a parallel. It granted Germany a testing ground for new technology. "Dear Mr. President," Nashville, Tennessee, January or February "Dear Mr. President," New York, New York, January or February Letter from Alan Lomax to Wilhelmina Waters, April 3, 1942. work on the development of an atomic bomb. Choose the statement that best reflects the experiences of African Americans after the United States entered World War II. The American forces liberated Paris and much of occupied France. What event led to the House and Senate voting to declare war? D. the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor. B. (This happened just as the systematic, mass murder of the Jews began with the German invasion of the Soviet Union.) B. a victory by Filipino soldiers over the Japanese. In 1950, Congress amended the Displaced Persons Act, an amendment Truman signed with very great pleasure. The Act authorized a total of 400,744 visas for displaced persons (of which 172,230 had been issued in the previous two years) and removed the geographical and chronological limits which had discriminated against Jewish DPs. The Nazi forces were able to buy time for more reinforcements to arrive. At the Potsdam Conference, the A. C. an African American air squadron that conducted bombing raids over Europe. After the United States entered World War II, the military's needs quickly brought on a nursing shortage. a.) . In the twenty years following 1945, there was a broad political consensus concerning the Cold War and anti-Communism. For most Jewish refugees, the new paperwork combined with the lack of access to American diplomats ended their hope of immigration to the United States. The population plummeted due to people going to fight overseas. c.) What was the primary goal of the U.S. strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific? The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of . The neutral USA entered World War II only after many months of argument in Congress and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. C. holding off a German offensive by himself after ordering his troops to withdraw. D) victory over the Axis Powers abroad and discrimination at home. C. It gave Germany new territory as the Soviets tried to appease Hitler. D) Soviet Union proposed free elections throughout Eastern Europe. It created new quotas, which heavily favored England and northern Europe and set much lower quotas for immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, who had made up the majority of more recent immigration. "Corporations and business owners used the assembly line to tackle production on a massive scale. . With President Trumans encouragement, Congress passed limited legislation to aid European displaced persons, including Holocaust survivors. US consulates in Nazi-occupied territory shut down in July 1941. He wanted to keep the other Allies busy so he could divide Eastern Europe as he saw fit. C. to provide support to the Filipino rebels there who were putting up resistance to the Japanese A. dying in action while leading his troops to victory at Iwo Jima. We are now in the midst of a war, not for conquest, not for vengeance, but for a world in which this Nation, and all that this Nation represents, will be safe for our children. World War II was just six years long but surprisingly, it had two presidents ruling the United States during its course. For this reason, the Library has edited the Washington, D.C., audiotapes and transcripts to remove interviewee names. Several bills were introduced to aid refugees; many more were introduced to curb or end immigration. laborers migrated from Mexico to work on farms in the West. The IRO ceased operations on January 31, 1952, as most of its work had been taken over by other organizations, most significantly the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, an office created in 1951. Visual evidence of the Holocaust, shown in popular magazines, newspapers and movie theater newsreels, did not change Americans minds towards immigration or refugees. "As a business owner, I had to begin to deduct a federal income tax from my employees' paychecks. How does Donne's tone in this meditation support the point he is trying to make? Planning for the post-World War II world began before the United States even entered the conflict. Presumably, the agreement to safeguard the identity of these persons was intentional, as some of the interviewees worked for the Federal government and/or otherwise required anonymity in order to participate. Choose the statement that describes a cause of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Yet the United States would not enter the war until it was attacked directly. C. Dec. 7. C. A large number of African Americans migrated there from the South to work in the factories. B) save lives. TTY: 202.488.0406, In 1929, immigration was further limited to a total of 153,879 and the new quotas were re-calculated using complicated math based on the existing national origins of the population as reflected in the 1920 census and the new immigration cap. From our 21st-century point of view, it is hard to imagine World War II without the United States as a major participant. B. After the war, the United States and the international community used a series of directives, organizations, and laws to help displaced European refugees, including Holocaust survivors, immigrate to new countries. 300 seconds. A) United States revealed its plan to use the atomic bomb. the League of Nations. Refugees are granted the right to work, to housing, to education, to public assistance, to freedom of movement within the territory, and cannot be punished for illegal entry. Why did Roosevelt and the other Allied leaders decide to pursue a "Europe First" strategy in the war? C. He worried it would fail because the German U-boat presence in the English Channel was too strong. preventing Soviet intervention in the region. US consulates in Nazi-occupied territory shut down in July 1941. ", Choose the statement that accurately reflects the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II. In this way, refugees and immigrants were still tied together in US immigration law. Documenting Numbers of Victims of the Holocaust and Nazi Persecution, a world which still seemed to have no place for them. b.) Which of the following was an effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor? Truman's advisors were concerned that Great Britain might claim territory in Asia if fighting continued. forcing Italy to surrender and change sides. B. WACs coordinated recruiting efforts for all of the armed services. C. legal The United States declares war against Japan. While the United States had remained neutral in the war, it responded to Japans aggression in Asia with economic sanctions that caused severe shortages of natural resources that the Japanese needed for their war effort. What position did Eleanor Roosevelt take up after the war? A. A. B) setting up a National Holocaust Museum. d.) The Senate passed a bill on June 2, 1948, the House passed another on June 11, and a hurried compromise ensued, finally reaching the president on the final day of the congressional session. On December 8, Joseph Goebbels described Adolf Hitler as exceptionally happy when he learned the news. Mario likes diving\underline{\text{diving}}diving best of all sports. After the United States intervened militarily in Vietnam in the mid-1960s, however, this political consensus began to break down. A) process the forced deportation of German Jews to other countries. D. Japan feeling threatened by the U.S. presence in Asia and the Pacific. d.) He died of a brain hemorrhage on April 12,1945. "As the war continued, the economy weakened, leaving most working American families poor." D) three quarters, The Jewish population of Romania was reduced by approximately d.) c.) d.) C. the military did not expand quickly until after the creation of the draft. Which area on the map received the MOST aid from the U.S. prior to 1942? B. separate A second series of interviews, called "Dear Mr. President," was recorded in January and February 1942. A. B. purchasing government war bonds. "As the war continued, the supply of weaponry became greater than demand and prices fell." A portion of this project aimed to create documentary recordings of Americans from around the country who described their lives, sang their songs, and told the stories of their own regions. Five million women entered the workforce between 1940-1945. Battle of the Atlantic: September 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945. Hours later, the United States declared war on both countries. Savage fighting and heavy American casualties occurred in the battles on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. cooperating in trials to bring former Nazis to justice On December 9, 1941two days after the attackUS President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American people on the radio. It is actual collaboration so well calculated that all the continents of the world, and all the oceans, are now considered by the Axis strategists as one gigantic battlefield. B. The only editing redacted interviewee names from several recordings and removed Leadbelly's two songs for which permissions have not yet been received. What were some similarities between racism in Nazi Germany and in the United States, 1920s-1940s? ." Why was Hitler happy that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor? "I thought the government should have adopted deficit spending during the war instead of focusing on keeping a balanced budget." Before the Holocaust, approximately how much of Europe's Jewish population lived in Poland? Germany and Japan were to pay for the resettlement of displaced persons from the countries they formerly occupied. "The government paid most of the costs for my company to convert to wartime production. The sketch shown above is of "The Unconquered People," and describes the European resistance to Adolph Hitler and Germany on the part of . While overall immigration into the United States did not increase, between 35,00040,000 DPs, most of whom were Jewish, entered the United States between December 22, 1945, and July 1, 1948, under provisions of the Truman Directive. The State Department, therefore, became responsible for enforcing the quota law, and midnight races ended. A. individual liberties Students connect themes from the film to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's concept of single stories," and then consider what it would take to tell more equitable and accurate narratives. The Axis Powers fought relentlessly against the Allied Powers for dominance around the world. It could no longer defend the mainland. In exchange, refugees must abide by the laws and regulations of the country of asylum. Which series of events is arranged in the correct chronological order? President Harry S. Truman favored a liberal immigration policy toward displaced persons (DPs). Admiral Nimitz was able to secure a decisive victory against the Japanese naval forces at the Battle of Midway because B) 710,000 people. a.) The Battle of Midway is considered one of the major turning points of the war because To divide the German army D. The United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention granted legal protection to refugees but placed limitations on qualifying for refugee status. Did not destroy all ships/ . A. C. American attempts to take over Japanese-controlled territory. It would require fewer resources and pave the way for an Allied invasion of Italy. C) the independence of former British colonies in the Middle East To protect Australia from a Japanese invasion, a.) It was difficult for him to gauge where the Allies would strike next. The Act, which authorized 200,000 displaced persons to enter the United States, mortgaged the still-extant 1924 immigration quotas, allowing up to 50% of future quota spaces to be used on behalf of displaced persons, with few exceptions. b.) answer choices. C) the Allies invaded Germany from Denmark and Sweden. B) World War I and World War II A. In the final phases of World War II in Europe, Facing History and Ourselves, "The United States Enters World War II," last updated May 2, 2022. In most cases, the recordings were digitized by Library of Congress staff directly from the discs on which they were originally recorded. After the United States entered World War II, A. the federal government seized control of factories in order to increase war production. Not all Americans participated equally in these expanding life opportunities and in the growing economic prosperity. What was the main result of the Wannsee Conference in January 1942? C. D) the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This presentation was made possible with the generous support of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the New Deal Network. On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler Visa applications were placed before an interdepartmental review committee consisting of representatives of the Visa Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service, FBI, Military Intelligence Division of the War Department, and the Navy Departments Office of Naval Intelligence. In 1948, President Truman demonstrated major support for the Jewish cause by I believe the admission of these persons will add to the strength and energy of the nation. Still, Congress delayed action. ensure cooperation between the major powers of the world. D. WACs did important jobs, including driving trucks and clerical work, for the United States Army. B) more than one half The United States did not sign the 1951 Refugee Convention, but did sign the 1967 United Nations Refugee Protocol, which removed those geographical and time limitations. D. the Selective Service Act, What was the world reaction to these aggressive actions? went through a period of economic instability. C) destroy the nation of Japan. published this 12-page pamphlet after the U.S. had entered World War II. Truman, disappointed by the limited reach of the act, said that he would have vetoed it had Congress been in session, but signed the act so there would be some legislation to aid displaced persons, rather than none. C. d.) This request resulted in approximately four and one half hours of recordings that were used to create a fifteen-minute radio program for the Mutual Broadcasting System. It would allow the Allies to gain control of the precious oil fields in the Middle East. The 1953 Refugee Relief Act defined refugee (someone in a non-Communist country fleeing persecution), escapee (someone fleeing communism), and expellee" (an ethnic German forced out of Eastern Europe). This enabled Roosevelt to establish what became known as the . D.It showed Roosevelt could be flexible when negotiating with the Soviet Union. The IRO constitution stated that refugees and displaced persons constitute an urgent problem which is international in scope and character and while displaced persons should be returned home, refugees should be assisted by international action. Immigrants from the Western Hemisphere, needed for US labor, were non-quota arrivals, exempted from the quota system. b.) These and other viewpoints would be challenged with the United States' entry into World War II. Small but significant named World War II US Navy Corpsman grouping named to Wallace H. Fritsch, who served on Peleliu during World War II. They were chosen randomly. d.) Faced with Congressional inaction, he issued a statement, known as the "Truman Directive," on December 22, 1945, announcing that DPs would be granted priority for US visas within the existing quota system. A. B. boost the morale of troops by sending popular entertainers overseas. C) chairman of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights The postwar world also presented Americans with a number of problems and issues. As a result, the quota for the British Isles rose from 34,007 to 65,721, while the quota for Germany fell significantly, from 51,227 to 25,957. A. to rescue U.S. prisoners of war who were being held captive there World War II started on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland. "Most defense contracts went to small businesses like the one I own." U.S. code breakers had intercepted the Japanese plans. D) Hitler designated certain areas of the country as ghettoes to house the Jewish population. "I was outraged when the government nationalized my business and forced us to produce war material." C.It endorsed national self-determination for the post-war world. When did the United States enter World War I? World War II changed both the type of work women did and the volume at which they did it. One important effect of the D-Day invasion was that A. Japanese attacks on U.S. ships trading with China. Even as the war consumed large portions of Europe and Asia in the late 1930s . ", Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy." Allied victory brought an end to Nazi terror in Europe in May 1945, and to the war in the Pacific in August. B) limited the number of Jewish refugees allowed entry into the United States. e) no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese. Those who have committed crimes against peace, war crimes, or non-political crimes outside of their country of refuge, are not eligible for refugee status. C. a pact signed by Great Britain and the United States agreeing to avoid entangling alliances with the Soviet Union The Soviet Union owed the United States a massive amount of debt. D. "Since the government guaranteed a profit on sales, our corporation accepted a defense contract. ", d.) "The government issued a defense contract with our company, but we were not guaranteed a profit." All of Germany's European Axis allies participated to some degree in the persecution and murder of Jews during the Holocaust. c.) A) the Nazi doctrine of Aryan racial superiority. Article 19 explains that people in all countries should be able to The entry of the United States into World War II caused vast changes in virtually every aspect of American life. To convince islanders to support the United States against Japan What ultimately prevented the Nazis from conquering Great Britain in 1940? We are going to win the war and we are going to win the peace that follows. C) mobilization brought economic benefits to the United States. He believed a joint offensive with the Soviets through Eastern Europe would be far more effective. A) travel anywhere within the country. b.) They sought peace through isolation and throughout the 1920s advocated a policy of disarmament and nonintervention. The United States responded in kind, and therefore entered World War II. After World War II, thousands of Nazis became informants in the Cold War against the Soviet Union and then got entry into the U.S. Eric Lichtblau's new book, The Nazi Next Door, tells the story. Underline each predicate adjective or compound predicate adjective in the following sentences. "We found financial self-reliance, which was new for us, after we went to work in the defense industry." C. generate support for the war effort and boost morale through the media. What major advantage did the United States possess over the Soviet Union following the war? After the United States entered World War II, immigrants from which of the following countries became eligible for U.S. citizenship? Dwight D. Eisenhower was made Supreme Commander of Allied Forces following a.) In these past few yearsand, most violently, in the past three dayswe have learned a terrible lesson. Select an argument used to oppose U.S. involvement in World War II. D. Between 1933 and 1941, for example, roughly 118,000 German quota slots that could have been used went unfilled. "The group that benefited most, economically, from wartime production was U.S soldiers." c.) "We were faced with the possibility of deportation even though we were U.S. B. Interventionists finally agreed with the isolationist position. C. WACs sponsored fund raisers to purchase government war bonds. c.) The origins of the policy may be traced back to the 1938 decision by the US to permit weapons sales to Great Britain and France on a "cash and carry" basis. A. C. Did not destroy all airfare The Nuremberg Laws The principal belligerents were the Axis powersGermany, Italy, and Japanand the AlliesFrance, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China. They were the largest population centers in Japan. D. The project's staff believed that most commercial radio broadcasts of the day were dominated by programs created in the great urban centers and that these programs failed to reflect regional culture, local talent, and, in particular, the voices of the people speaking in their own words. A combination of presidential directives and congressional legislation aided other specific groups of refugees. A. Copyright 2023 Facing History & Ourselves. A. b.) D) demonstrate the power of nuclear weapons. Before World War II and the Holocaust, American law made very little distinction between refugees forced to flee their countries due to persecution, and immigrants seeking a better life. These recordings total approximately seven and one half hours and were also used to create a radio program, entitled "Dear Mr. President," which was broadcast in May 1942. Why were Jewish refugees on the ocean liner St. Louis turned away while trying to enter the United States in 1939? Kristallnacht is the name given to describe With war already raging in Asia, the invasion sparked a global conflict that lasted until 1945. The 1951 Convention only applied to persons who became refugees as a result of events occurring [in Europe] before 1 January 1951. These limits in time and geography were in place until 1967, when the Refugee Protocol expanded refugee protection to people fleeing persecution worldwide on a more permanent basis. designated certain areas as war zones. Which U.S. government agency was formed as a response to the news that the Soviet Union had detonated a nuclear device? How did the United States government and American people respond to Nazism? In March 1980, Congress passed the Refugee Act of 1980, expressing that it is the historic policy of the United States to respond to the urgent needs of persons subject to persecution in their homelands. The Act laid out the procedures for the admission of refugees into the United States and how the US would fulfill its obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Refugee Protocol. This was the first time refugees gained distinct legal status under international law. D) 290,000 people. c.) By capturing nearby islands, the U.S. could install military bases to keep Japan in check. Included in this presentation are Pete Seeger's "Dear Mr. President" and "The Martins and Coys.". Claudia Bautista, Santa Monica, Calif. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. D. D) She is certain the Germans will lose the war. B) the establishment of the U.N. Security Council. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States declared war against Japan and entered World War II. As a consequence, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American women became more aggressive in trying to win their full freedoms and civil rights as guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution during the postwar era. In his address to the Reichstag, Hitler said: If it is the will of Providence that the German people not be spared this struggle, then I will be grateful to Providence for having appointed me leader in a historic contest, which for the next five hundred or one thousand years, will decisively affect not only German history but also the history of Europe, and indeed all of mankind. A) officially recognizing the state of Israel. 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