History Questions

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)