- 3 new agencies were created to help the US government meet the challenges of the Cold War
- Why would Stalin want a "buffer-zone" between the USSR and the democratic nations of Western Europe?
- In what year was the first successful nail lacquer brand marketed?
- In which ancient cultures did military commanders stain their nails and lips in matching colors before important battles?
- After World War II, which 2 nations were the dominant superpowers in the world?
- Which term refers to the art and science of beautifying and improving the nails and skin of the hands and feet?A. cosmetologyB. nail technologyC. estheticsD. manicuring
- What were the top 2 major ideologies that the United States promoted throughout the world?
- Where will Hitler turns his attention after the battle of Britain?
- What two nations will do most of the combat in the Pacific Front?
- American forces moving east toward Tunisia + British forces moving westward from Egypt — trapped the Axis forces
- - African American leaders launched a "Double V" campaign (victory over fascism abroad, and victory over discrimination at home)- A. Philip Randolph
- agreed that the U.S. + British would finally open up a second front by invading France and marching toward Germany
- Americans rallied together in support of the war + men rushed to volunteer for branches of the military
- - no opposition parties - control of media- state controlled education - propaganda - secret police- break people's trust in each other- rewrite history- censor everything- seduce outsiders
- - introduced the image of Rosie the Riveter - women made up more than 1/3 of the wartime workforce - many women found jobs in heavy industry - weakened the common practice that a woman quit her job after getting married
- - raised the national debt - Congress levied a 5% income tax - Americans bought war bonds - FDR created the Office of Price Administration + instituted rationing
- - many were evacuated from the West Coast- forced to sell their property - policy of internment was initiated
- - California gained 2 million new residents seeking work in shipyards + other war industries- industrial cities such as Chicago + Detroit boomed- South + Southwest became a growing economic + political force- long-term changes in the country's demographic patterns
- they had dug trenches+ built small pillbox structures where they covered the beach w/ a wide variety of deadly guns
- by placing an embargo on important naval + aviation supplies to Japan (oil, iron ore, fuel, steel, rubber, etc)