Ch 18. History Retaking Europe

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required that men between the ages 21 and 30 register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men aged 18 to 45 were made liable for military service, and all men aged 18 to 65 were required to register.

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selective service act

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Federal agency headed by Former Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes that coordinated all government agencies involved in the war effort during World War II.

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Office of War Mobilization

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designed by Henry J. Kaiser
-cargo boats

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liberty ships

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a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime

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rationing

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were vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort.

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victory garden

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are a type of savings bond used by combatant nations to help fund a war effort

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war bonds

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agreement between churchill and fdr in newfoundland about the goals and guidelines of the war

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atlantic charter

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code name for the allied invasion of France in June 6,1944.

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d-day

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d-day

operation ________

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operation overlord

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desparate but unsucessful counterattack by german forces defending their border

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battle of bulge

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invasion of soviet union

operation _________

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Operation Barbosa

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he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45.

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Eisenhower

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2nd key meeting between Fdr and Churchhill

to map out strategy for the rest of the ar

europe first then pacific

unconditional surrender

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casablanca conference

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deneutralizing laws passed in nazi germany. They used pseudoscientific basis for racial discrimination against jews.

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Nuremberg Laws

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"Night Of Broken Glass"
-name givent to the night of violence on Nov 9,1939 when Nazi storm trooper looted and destroyed Jewish homes,businesses and arrested jews

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Kristallnacht

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All but 1 of 32 nations refused to ease their immigration laws to deal with jewish refugees fleeing germany

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Evian Conference

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1942 Conference in Germany concerning the plan to murder European Jews

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Wannsee Conference

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a german camp created solely for the purpose of mass murder

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death camps

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first meeting btwn fdr,churchill and stalin

agreed that an invasion across the english channel should come next

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teheran conference

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meeting of the big three
plan the final stages of the war

agree to divide germany and berlin

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yalta conference

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the germans were finally halted in their advance into the soviet union at_______

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the battle of stalingrad

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the battle of the bulge was ___

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the largest battle fought in western europe during WWII

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after world war 2 what organizaation was formed on the basis of the atlantic charter

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the united nations

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killing of approximately six million european jews

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holocaust

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us forces in the philippines were under the command of _________

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Gen.Douglas Macarthur

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which battle marked a major shift of power in the pacific?

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the battle of midway

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both sides suffered heavy
casualties during the jungle fighting

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iwo jima

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a military strategy used during ww2 that involved the selectively attacking specific enemy held islands and by passing others

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island hopping campaign

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suicide planes. were used in the battle of leyte gulf. pilots invaded their aircradt with bombs and delibaretly crashed them in enemy ships

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kamikazes