Question

in short sentences Young People's History of the United States: Chapter 4 "World War Il and the Cold War" Questions Part I (Pages 53-61) (20 Points)
1. How many Americans served in the armed forces in World War II?
2. When did WWII start?
3. Which countries were known as the Axis power?
4. Why did Japan attack China and Southeast Asia in WWII?
5. Why did the United States enter WWII?
6. What did the United States government promise France would happen after WWII?
7. What would the extermination of six million Jews be known as years later?
8. How did the United States Armed Forces segregate or separate soldiers during WWIl?
9. What did the United States government do to Japanese-Americans during WWIl?
10. How many innocent Japanese were killed by the atomic bombs the Americans dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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Answer 1

1. Approximately 16 million Americans served in the armed forces during World War II.
2. WWII started on September 1, 1939.
3. The Axis powers included Germany, Italy, and Japan.
4. Japan attacked China and Southeast Asia to expand its empire and gain resources.
5. The United States entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
6. The U.S. government promised France support in rebuilding and regaining stability after WWII.
7. The extermination of six million Jews would later be known as the Holocaust.
8. The U.S. Armed Forces segregated soldiers by race, with Black soldiers serving in separate units.
9. The U.S. government interned Japanese-Americans in camps during WWII, fearing they were a security threat.
10. An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 innocent Japanese were killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.