8.6b - World War II: - Practices A through E

To make prices drop by eliminating competition among stores

To ensure essential supplies were available for military use

To encourage Americans to buy more imported goods

To reduce the number of people serving in the armed forces

Most Americans refused to change their daily routines during the war.

Wartime needs led the government to manage how some resources were used at home.

The United States stayed neutral and avoided home-front restrictions.

Rationing ended shortages by guaranteeing unlimited goods for consumers.

The government relied only on volunteers and avoided setting rules.

The government used agencies to set and enforce limits on consumer goods.

The government left wartime decisions entirely to state governments.

The government stopped producing military supplies to protect consumer access.

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

The United States launched the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

The United States signed the Treaty of Versailles.

The United States ended rationing and returned to peacetime production.

It shows the United States returned to neutrality after Pearl Harbor.

It shows the moment the United States shifted from neutrality to full entry into World War II.

It shows the United States refused to aid Britain between 1939 and 1941.

It shows the United States fought only in Europe and avoided the Pacific.

Expansion of war production and rationing of essential goods on the home front

U.S. government declared permanent neutrality and ended all aid to Britain

A reduction in military enlistment because the war ended in 1941

The start of the Great Depression and a collapse of world trade in 1929

Lend-Lease shows the U.S. aiding Britain while still avoiding direct war; later mobilization included rationing and expanded production after Pearl Harbor.

Lend-Lease shows the U.S. refusing to help Britain; later mobilization focused on reducing the military.

Lend-Lease shows the U.S. entering the war in 1939; later mobilization was unnecessary because the war was already over.

Lend-Lease shows the U.S. fighting only in Europe; later mobilization avoided the Pacific entirely.

To support Britain’s war effort while the U.S. government still aimed to maintain neutrality

To punish Britain by cutting off supplies until it ended the war immediately

To prove the United States had already declared war on Japan in 1941

To replace the need for any U.S. military preparation or later mobilization

The document authorizes supplies for Britain; after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. expanded war production and rationing.

The document limits civilian purchases; before 1939 the U.S. fought on multiple fronts.

The document reports the D-Day invasion; afterward the U.S. tried to remain neutral and avoid aiding Britain.

The document announces the Treaty of Versailles; afterward the U.S. entered World War II in 1918.

The United States is separated from Europe and Asia by large oceans.

The United States shares a land border with Japan.

Germany and Japan are located in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Pacific Ocean lies between the United States and Europe.

In the Pacific, U.S. forces moved step-by-step across islands toward Japan.

In Europe, U.S. forces traveled over land directly from the United States into Germany.

U.S. forces avoided the Atlantic Ocean by traveling through the Arctic to France.

U.S. strategy focused only on the European front and ignored the Pacific.

Normandy is close to Britain across the English Channel, making troop landings possible.

Normandy is located in the Pacific Ocean, allowing direct attacks on Japan.

Normandy is in the United States, so supplies did not need to cross the ocean.

Normandy is in Africa, so it avoided contact with German forces in Europe.

Scarcity of essential goods and the need to prioritize military supply

A surplus of consumer goods that needed to be used up quickly

Too many imports entering the United States during wartime

A lack of demand for products because the war reduced employment

The government limited its involvement and allowed prices to change freely.

The government increased control by setting rules about prices and access to certain goods.

The government ended all trade with other countries to keep money inside the U.S.

The government removed taxes so that consumers would buy more luxury products.

Without limits, some goods could become harder to get because demand would exceed supply.

Without limits, the military would need fewer supplies than before.

With limits, factories would stop producing because war production was not needed.

With limits, all consumers would automatically receive unlimited goods at the same time.