The fundamental American strategic decision of World War II was:
to attack Germany and Japan simultaneously with equal force
to concentrate naval forces in the Pacific and ground forces in Europe
To attack Germany first while using just enough strength to hold off Japan
To attack Germany and Japan from the "back door" routes of North Africa and China
Roosevelt died just after the final U.S. victory over Germany
The major exception to the relatively good American Civil Liberties record during World War II was the the treatment of:
American Fascist Groups
Japanese-Americans
Mexican-Americans
German-Americans
The U.S. modified its demand for "unconditional surrender" by allowing Japan to keep its emperor, Hirohito
Wartime inflation and food shortages were kept partly in check by:
price controls and rationing
government operation of factories and railroads
special bonuses to farmers and workers to increase production
importation of additional fuel and food from Latin America
In the early months of the war, Japan conquered the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, and much of East Asia
The wartime shortage of labor was partly made up by bringing into the work force such groups as:
teenage and elderly laborers
Japanese and Chinese immigrants
Mexican braceros and women
Sharecroppers and inner-city residents
