Chapter 17 Study Notes
1. The problem of inflation was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
2. To protest discrimination, A. Phillip Randolph organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941.
3. General George Patton led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation.
4. The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the last German offensive.
5. The Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe was given the code name D-Day.
6. V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when Germany surrendered.
7. When forced to abandon the Philippines, Douglas MacArthur made the vow, “I shall return.”
8. Truman’s aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to end the war and save American lives.
9. Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to internment during the war.
10. With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of advance for African Americans.
11. During the war, women in the WAACs served as nurses and radio operators.
12. The Supreme Commander of US forces in Europe was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
13. The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was Douglas
MacArthur.
14. In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman’s main goal was to end war quickly.
15. The GI Bill made it possible for veterans to attend college for free.
16. FDR’s decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to strong antiJapanese sentiment.
17. An example of racial tensions during the war years is the “zoot-suit” riots in Los Angeles.