The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942Multiple Choiceforced the United States to withdraw its naval forces.marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan.resulted in the loss of most of Japan's aircraft carriers.was the first point in the war at which the Americans took the offensive.marked the major turning point of the war in the Pacific.

The plan devised by the Japanese military to destroy all American carriers in the Pacific resulted in the ______.Battle of MidwayBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Coral Seabombing of the Kuril Islands

2.U.S. Enters WWII in 1941: Attack on Pearl HarborThe Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, America’s largest naval base, began just before 8 a.m. Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. For over an hour, in two waves, some 350 Japanese aircraft attacked the naval base. Japanese forces wreaked havoc (caused mass destruction) on US naval vessels and aircraft. In all, 2,403 Americans, including 68 civilians, died in the attack. In comparison, Japan suffered relatively light casualities—it lost only 29 aircraft and a few mini-submarines. The Japanese government decided to attack Pearl Harbor after the United States cut off US oil exports to Japan in the summer of 1941. Japan relied on the United States for eighty percent of its oil, and without US oil supplies its navy would be unable to function. In attacking Pearl Harbor, the Japanese hoped to cripple or destroy the US Pacific fleet so that the Japanese navy would have free reign in the Pacific. The American people were shocked, bewildered, surprised, and angered by the attack. On December 8, President Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress in the Capitol, his words broadcast on radio to the nation: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war against Japan, which it did that day. Three days later, Japan’s allies Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, and Congress reciprocated (did the same) the same day. The United States was now immersed in a war fought simultaneously in Europe and the Pacific.3.Fighting WWII on the Home Front: Industry, Women, and People of ColorA. IndustryRoosevelt focused all of America’s industrial power on war, calling the U.S. an “arsenal of democracy” and saying Japan had “woken the sleeping giant” of American industrial power. The mobilization (preparation) effort of the government in WWII eclipsed (exceeded) that of WWI. The social and economic consequences were profound. The Great Migration of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to the industrial North was accelerated. New opportunities opened for women. Americans finally enjoyed a standard of living higher than the pre-Depression years. Many say WWII is what truly ended the Great Depression, not FDR’s New Deal.Congress passed the War Powers Act, granting wide authority to the President to conduct the war effort. First the United States enlarged its armed forces through a draft -- by the end of the war, the number of men in the US military rose to 12 million. Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR’s wife, created women's auxiliary forces for the army (WACS), navy (WAVES), air force (WASPS), and Coast Guard (SPARS).A "Work Or Fight" propaganda campaign was waged to recruit more workers. About 6.5 million women entered the workforce during the war years, many for the first time. African Americans continued the Great Migration northward, filling vacated factory jobs. Mexican Americans were courted to cross the border to assist with the harvest season in the Bracero guest-worker program. Thousands of retirees went back on the job, and more and more teenagers pitched in to fill the demand for new labor.The United States government spent over twice as much money fighting World War II as it had spent on all previous programs since its creation. Tax rates were raised to generate revenue and propaganda was created to convince average Americans to donate to the war effort through Victory Bonds and War Loans. To maintain food and supplies for the army, the government instituted rationing (limiting supplies). Americans had strict buying limits on key items such as gasoline, sugar, meat, butter, canned foods, fuel oil, shoes, and rubber. Groups such as the Boy Scouts led scrap metal drives. Automobiles and refrigerators simply were not produced. Families grew vegetables in Victory Gardens to conserve food.QUESTION 210 pointsIn what ways did government's role in the economy expand in WWII and how did this impact people's daily lives?

December 7, 1941 is remembered as the day ______.the United States had their first victory over JapanFDR diedthe Japanese attacked Pearl Harborthe Battle of Midway occurred

16. What strategy did the United States use to gain ground in the Pacific theater? A. Massed invasions B. Island hopping C. Lightning war D. Atomic bombing

What was significant about the Battle of Midway?all of the aboveIt destroyed the whole of the Japanese navy.It marked the end of the war for the Japanese.It turned the war in the Pacific against the Japanese.