the implementation of the Marshall Plan.

dropping atomic bombs on Japan.

U.S. involvement in World War II.

U.S. participation in the League of Nations.

It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.

It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.

It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.

It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.

To provide jobs to unemployed artists during an economic crisis.

To help the public understand its role in national security.

To encourage young men to join the war effort.

To protect civil liberties during times of national emergency.

Long-range submarines.

Radio navigation.

Atomic bombs.

Jet engines.

The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

The verdict of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.

The hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

The internment of Japanese Americans.

The Bataan Death March.

Nazi concentration camps.

Japanese American internment camps.

The bombing of Hiroshima.

Internment camps for Japanese Americans.

The Office of War Mobilization.

Nuclear test sites in Nevada.

The Office of Price Administration.

Provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield.

Developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies.

Instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population.

Nationalized industries considered essential to national security.

The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.

The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan.

Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan.

World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies.

To gain access to vital natural resources

To fulfill commitments to military alliances

To protect shipping routes for neutral countries

To establish military bases for use in further attacks

Capture the Italian mainland.

Transport weapons to Great Britain.

Invade the beaches at Normandy.

Repel an attack on Stalingrad.

Remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion.

Were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war.

Escaped and were redeployed to the European theater.

Died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines.

They were part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression.

They were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater.

They were among the first black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces.

They were members of the tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy.

The sale of war bonds.

Young men to voluntarily enlist.

The creation of a selective service.

Young men to return to school.

Creating agricultural projects to relieve an economic depression.

Encouraging a healthy diet for future soldiers.

Lowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of food.

Supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food.

Give the United States an advantage in military encryption.

Encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces.

Increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II.

To seek guaranteed universal suffrage.

To escape famine and drought caused by natural disaster.

To seek better educational opportunities.

To escape state-sponsored genocide.

To prevent unions from discriminating against unskilled workers during the war.

To weaken the “Rosie the Riveter” image for women working on the home front.

To double the output of equipment needed to support U.S. troops overseas.

To ensure fair treatment for women in the workplace during the war.

Changes in the traditional roles of women.

The establishment of women’s suffrage.

Combat training for women.

The election of women political leaders.

Growing demand for equal pay for equal work.

Growing demand for personnel to support the war effort.

Lack of women with the skills necessary to join the labor force.

Lack of women able to serve in combat.

Maintain the country’s military and industrial production levels.

Increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board.

Outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor unions.

Increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project.

Provide financial security for uninsured citizens.

Safeguard the profits of struggling businesses.

Ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods.

Allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates.

The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to a fourth presidential term .

Herbert Hoover’s reelection defeat.

Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial.

The resignation of Richard Nixon after Watergate.

Passing the GI Bill to give them educational benefits.

Awarding them the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above the call of duty.

Providing them with monetary bonuses for demonstrating courage under fire.

Awarding them battlefield promotions from enlisted to officer.

Baker was the first U.S. naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat.

Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal.

Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War II.

Baker was the only recipient to serve in both World War I and World War II.

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Jet engines

Radar

Cipher machines