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32 Cards in this Set
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Island-Hopping
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successful American military tactic in the Pacific War of taking strategic islands that could be used as staging points for continued military offensives
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Kamikaze Pilots
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late-war tactic of the Japanese air force where pilots flew at American ships and crashed into them
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Lend-Lease Act
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act proposed by FDR and adopted by Congress in 1941 which stated that the US could either sell or lease arms and other equipment to any nation whose security was vital the the US
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Manhattan Project
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begun in 1941 to develop an atomic weapon for the US
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Battle of Midway
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June 4, 1942 naval battle that crippled Japanese offensive capabilities in the Pacific
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Neutrality Act of 1935
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to prevent the US from being drawn into potential European conflicts, this bill said that America would not trade arms with any country at war
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Neutrality Act of 1939
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FDR persuaded Congress to amend other neutrality act; Britain and France could buy arms from the US
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Pearl Harbor
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on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, 190 Japanese warplanes attacked the American fleet anchored at this harbor
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Ration Cards
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during World War II, these recorded the amount of rationed goods such as tires, gas, meat,butter, and other materials
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Red Line Agreement
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reliable sources of petroleum were needed outside the United States; export oil from the Middle East
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Revenue Act of 1942
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designed to raise money for the war. this bill dramatically increased the number of Americans required to pay income tax
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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President for three full terms, elected four times
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Rosie the Riveter
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this image of a woman factory worker was drawn by Norman Rockwell for the Saturday Evening Post during WWII
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War Bonds
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also called Liberty Bonds, these were sold by the government during the World Wars to raise money for the war effort
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Yalta Conference
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meeting held between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt in February 1945
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Internment Camps |
the controversial decision to intern Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast after Pearl Harbor |
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Holocaust |
historical terms used for the extermination of 6 million Jewish victims by Nazi Germany |
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Battle of Guadalcanal |
the battle over this Pacific island lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 |
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GI |
popular term for American servicemen during World War II |
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Four Freedoms |
four fundamental principles for which the United States stood in a world at war |
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Final Solution |
plan of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany to eliminate Jews from Europe |
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Final Solution |
plan of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany to eliminate Jews from Europe |
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Enola Gay |
name of the American bomber that on August 6,1945, dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima |
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Double V Campaign |
World War II policy supported by several prominent black newspapers, which stated that blacks in America should work for victory across seas and at home |
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D-Day |
on June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed in Normandy in France |
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Battle of the Coral Sea |
May 1942 American naval victory over the Japanese from attacking Australia |
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Battle of the Bulge |
December 1944 German attack was the last major offensive by the Axis powers in World War II |
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Bataan Death March |
forced march of 76,000 American and Filipino soldiers captured by the Japanese from the Bataan Peninsula in May 1942 |
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Bataan Death March |
forced march of 76,000 American and Filipino soldiers captured by the Japanese from the Bataan Peninsula in May 1942 |
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Battle of the Atlantic |
began in spring 1941 with the sinking of an American merchant vessel by a German submarine |
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Atlantic Charter |
fall 1941 agreement between FDR and Winston Churchill which stated that the U.S. and Britain will support a postwar world |
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America First Committee |
isolationist group which insisted that the United States stay out of World War II |
