1941-1975 ALL

• What was the main question regarding America's involvement in WW2?

  Should America proceed with caution or full potential?
• How did WW2 affect America's productive capacity?

  It expanded to meet military and Lend-Lease needs.
• By how much did America's manufacturing output increase from 1941 to 1945?

  It doubled.
• What percentage of the world's oil did America produce during WW2?

  60%
• What percentage of the world's steel did America produce during WW2?

  50%
• How many aircraft did the USA produce during WW2?

  300,000 aircraft
• What was the Liberty ship used for during WW2?

  To sustain Allied losses and supply convoys.
• By 1945, what was the status of the USA's navy compared to Britain's?

  USA had the largest navy in the world.
• How many Americans were in military service by 1945?

  15 million Americans
• What was a major factor in the Allied victory by 1945?

  The sheer scale of American production.
• How did the economies of European countries compare to the USA by 1945?

  They were financially bankrupt or wrecked.
• What was a key difference between the US experience in WW1 and WW2?

  US fought in two widely separated areas.
• How did the US collaborate with Britain during WW2?

  They coordinated military strategy from the start.
• What significant agreement was signed on 1 January 1942?

  Declaration of the United Nations
• What was the first binding military agreement the USA signed since 1778?

  The Declaration of the United Nations.
• What was the role of the combined Chiefs of Staff committee?

  To plan military cooperation between allies.
• What was Roosevelt's relationship with Churchill like during the war?

  They worked well despite occasional tensions.
• What was the overall command structure during the invasions of North Africa and Sicily?

  American commander-in-chief with British officers.
• How did the British and American strategies differ in 1942-43 compared to 1944-45?

  British view prevailed in 1942-43; American in 1944-45.
• What were the wartime conferences between Roosevelt and Stalin indicative of?

  Growing tensions between the allies.
• What was Stalin's priority after the war?

  Russian security.
• What did the western allies resent regarding the USSR?

  Russian ingratitude for wartime aid.
• What was Roosevelt's vision for postwar security?

  Based on the United Nations.
• Where was the United Nations eventually set up?

  San Francisco in 1945.
• What was the significance of the Manhattan Project?

  It led to the development of atomic weapons.
• How much did the Manhattan Project cost?

  $2 billion
• What was the outcome of the atomic bomb test in July 1945?

  A weapon capable of destroying a city.
• What was the role of the American fleet in the defeat of Japan?

  Played a major role despite initial damage.
• What were the decisive battles against Japan in 1942?

  Coral Sea and Midway.
• What was the significance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

  It overwhelmed the Japanese navy.
• What was the importance of the Burma Road during the war?

  It was a crucial supply route to China.
• What decision did President Truman make regarding Japan?

  To use the atomic bomb to end the war.
• What cities were destroyed by atomic bombs in August 1945?

  Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• What was the estimated death toll in Hiroshima?

  Possibly 80,000 deaths.
• What was the estimated death toll in Nagasaki?

  Possibly 35,000 deaths.
• What controversy surrounds the use of atomic weapons?

  Claims of unnecessary use and intimidation of USSR.
• What was the American military strategy in Europe during WW2?

  Invade northwest Europe with overwhelming force.
• What was the outcome of the Allied conference at Tehran in 1943?

  Confirmed the second front in northwest Europe.
• Who commanded the invasion of northwest Europe on D-Day?

  US General Eisenhower.
• What was the result of the D-Day invasion?

  Destruction of Germany's armies in France.