Home Front, Internment and the Atomic Bomb: The Americas Transformed by War
Practice Flashcards
Flip to reveal answersWhat was the "Rosie the Riveter" campaign?
Track your progress — Sign up free to save your progress and get smart review reminders based on spaced repetition.
All 12 Flashcards — Home Front, Internment and the Atomic Bomb: The Americas Transformed by War
Sign up free to track progress and get spaced-repetition review schedules.
Question
What was the "Rosie the Riveter" campaign?
Answer
US wartime propaganda encouraging women to take factory jobs in war industries.
Question
What was the "Double V" campaign?
Answer
African American campaign for victory over fascism abroad and victory over racism at home.
Question
What was the Bracero Program (1942)?
Answer
A US programme bringing Mexican agricultural labourers into the US to fill jobs left by men in the military.
Question
What caused Canada's 1944 Conscription Crisis?
Answer
A political split between English and French-speaking (Québécois) Canadians over sending drafted troops overseas.
Question
What did Executive Order 9066 (1942) do?
Answer
Authorized the forced removal and internment of around 120,000 Japanese Americans, signed by Franklin D Roosevelt.
Question
What did the Korematsu v United States (1944) ruling decide?
Answer
The US Supreme Court upheld Japanese American internment as justified by military necessity.
Question
How many Japanese Canadians were interned, and under what law?
Answer
About 22,000, under the War Measures Act; some restrictions on their rights lasted until 1949.
Question
What happened to Japanese Latin Americans during the war?
Answer
Over 2,200, mostly from Peru, were deported to US internment camps, partly to be used as hostages in prisoner exchanges with Japan.
Question
Give two named reasons historians debate for the US use of atomic bombs on Japan.
Answer
Military necessity (avoiding a costly invasion) and diplomatic signalling of power to the Soviet Union ("atomic diplomacy").
Question
What were the immediate and longer-term significance of the atomic bombings?
Answer
Japan surrendered within days (15 August 1945), ending WWII; the bombings opened the nuclear age and shaped the Cold War arms race.
Question
How did the Second World War affect the US and Canadian economies?
Answer
It ended the Great Depression: US industrial output nearly doubled and it became the leading global economy; Canada industrialized rapidly to become a top-five global economy.
Question
What diplomatic changes followed the war for the USA and Canada?
Answer
Both became founding members of the United Nations (1945); the US permanently ended its isolationism and Canada gained new standing between Britain and the US.
Read the notes
Full study notes for Home Front, Internment and the Atomic Bomb: The Americas Transformed by War
Topic 19.13 hub
The Second World War and the Americas (1933–1945)
More from Topic 19.13
All flashcards in this topic
History exam skills
Paper structures & tips
Track your progress with spaced repetition
Sign up free — Aimnova tells you exactly which cards to review and when, so you remember everything before your IB exam.
Start Free