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25 Cards in this Set
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Reconstruction Finance
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A government agency set up during the Depression which transitioned to making loans to companies to help them cover the cost of converting to war production.
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Selective Service and Training
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The first peacetime draft proposed by the US Congress in 1940 after Germany defeated France.
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Chester Nimitz
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United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during WWII who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese Navy (1885-1966)
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Douglas MacArthur
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United States general who commanded the Allied forces in the South Pacific during WWII; he presided over the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)
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James Doolittle
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United States Army general who fought in WWI & WWII and was the commander of the famous Doolittle Raid over Japan in WWII (1898-1993)
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George Patton
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An American general who led US forces in various WWII campaigns, particularly Africa.
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Rosie the Riveter
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The symbol of the campaign to hire women for factory work came from a character in a popular song.
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A. Philip Randolph
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Socialist active in the labor movement and the US civil rights movement. He proposed a march on Washington to protest racial discrimination in the armed forces.
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D-Day
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Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944
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Guadalcanal
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Battle in WWII in the Pacific (1942-43) where the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces under General MacArthur.
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Battle of the Bulge
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A battle in WWII where the Germans launched a powerful counteroffensive & caught the Allies by surprise in December 1944.
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V-E Day
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May 8,1945, which was the date of the Allied victory in Europe, WWII.
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V-J Day
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August 15, 1945, which was the date of the Allied victory over Japan, WWII.
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United Nations
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An organization of independent countries formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security.
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cost-plus
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a government contract to pay a manufacturer the cost to produce an item plus a guaranteed percentage.
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Liberty ship
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basic cargo ship used by the US during WWII.
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disfranchise
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to deprive of the right to vote.
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periphery
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the outer boundary of something
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convoy system
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a system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection
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Sunbelt
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a new industrial region in southern California and the Deep South developing during WWII.
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victory gardens
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gardens planted by American citizens during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops.
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amphtrac
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an amphibious tractor used to move troops from ships to shore
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Kamikaze
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during WWII, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target
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napalm
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a jellied gasoline used for bombs
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charter
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a constitution
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