Eoc Prep #2

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Atlantic Charter

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a joint declaration of war aims between Britain and the U.S. where they both pledged collective security, disarmament, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of seas.

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Coral Sea

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the U.S. was able to stop the Japanese advance toward Australia in the five day Coral Sea battle. This was the first time since Pearl Harbor that a Japanese invasion was stopped and turned back

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Final Solution

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the final solution reached in final stage in 1942 where the Nazis had decided to begin a new phase of the mass murder of Jews by adding a third method to starvation and slaughter, and this was poison gas.

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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the two locations where the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb during WWII, leading to the surrender of Japan

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Holocaust

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the systematic murder, or genocide, of Jews and other groups in Europe, by the Nazis, before and during WWII

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Japanese-American Internment

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over 110,000 Japanese American were placed in internment camps during WWII because rumors of sabotage and other conspiracies by the Japanese led to strong anti-Japanese sentiments by Americans. They were removed from Hawaii, California, and parts of Washington, Oregon and Arizona. They were later compensated 20,000 each in 1990 for their interment.

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Lend-Lease Act

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law passed during WWI that allowed the U.S. to ship arms and other supplies, without immediate payment, to nations fighting the Axis powers during WWII. This replaced the cash-and-carry provision in order to help nation defeat the Axis thus protecting our national security.

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Midway

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American broke the Japanese code to learn Midway was a target; therefore they were able to stop their advance. This was a turning point in the war against Japan, because after it the U.S. began island hopping. Island by Island they won territory back form the Japanese, and every time they got closer and closer to the Japanese mainland.

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Normandy

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located in Northern France was where the infamous D-Day took place. D-Day was an attack where the U.S. set up a phantom army to trick the Axis into believing they were at a location over 100 miles from where the invasion was to occur. The code name was Operation Overlord, and it was the largest land, sea air operation every in history. 3 million Allied troops converged

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Nuremberg Trials

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the court proceeding held in Nuremburg, Germany, after WWII, in which Nazi leaders were tried with war crimes

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Pearl Harbor

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December 6th, 1941 when Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. 1,178 people were killed and supplies were destroyed. The Japanese did this in attempt to scare us, but it united the nation and angered many into joining the fight against Japan. Immediately following, Roosevelt declared war of Japan, and Japan’s Allies Germany and Italy therefore declared war on us.

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Tehran Conference

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strategy meeting held between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill; It was held in the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran and was the first of the World War II conferences held between all of the "Big Three" Allied leaders; Although all three of the leaders present arrived with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the commitment to the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany by the Western Allies

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United Nations

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an international peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong, founded in 1945 to promote world peace, security, and economic development. It replaced the ineffective League of Nations.

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V-E Day

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name given to May 8th, 1945 (Victory in Europe Day) on which Eisenhower accepted eh unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. It marked the end of WWII in Europe.

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V-J Day

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September 2nd, 1945 (Victory in Japan Day) in which the U.S. accepted the unconditional surrender of Japan. It ended WWII in Asia.

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Yalta Conference

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The "Big Three" Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt, met to discuss post WWII Europe. The agreement was Germany would be temporarily divided into four zones with Britain, France, U.S., and Soviet Union all occupying 1/4 of it until Germany became reunited.