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People started growing these so that more food could be sent to the soldiers fighting in WWII.
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Victory Gardens
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Nuclear bombs led to the development of nuclear power. Radar led to the discovery of the use of microwaves to cook. Computers also came into use.
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Advances in Technology
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A unit of Japanese-American soldiers that were the most decorated unit of soldiers in American military history.
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442nd
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A violent example of friction between blacks and whites. Twenty-five blacks and nine whites died before federal troops ended the violence.
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Detroit Riots
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Roughly 6 million Jews and 4 million others died in a massive genocide by the Nazis.
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Holocaust
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Fascist dictator that took over Italy and controlled it during WWII.
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Benito Mussolini
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The name of the German government that was controlled by Hitler.
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Third Reich
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Three islands that very bloody battles were fought on. They were key to the Allies' island hopping strategy.
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Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa
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Means "living space" in German. Hitler wanted to take over the Soviet Union so he could expand Germany.
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Lebensraum
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In 1926, the young Japanese emperor was enthroned. However, the army paid little attention to him and an army general rose to power.
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Emperor Hirohito
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