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Kellogg-Briand Treaty
signed in Paris 1928, meant to outlaw war.
Washington Conference
1921, composed of nine nations, sought to create plan for naval disarmament, produced Nine Power Treaty and Four Power Treaty
Adolf Hitler
elected chancellor of Germany in 1933, promised German people a return to greatness, condemned Jews,and spoke of Aryan supremacy
Nye Committee
investigated idea that bankers and munitions dealers were responsible for US involvement in WWI
America First Committee
non-interventionist group that opposed US entry into WWI
War Production Board
headed by Donald Nelson, allowed tax credits for new plants made for needed goods, set up allocation system
Federal Employment Practices Committee
established to ban racial discrimination in war industries, more successful in public sector than private sector
"Zoot Suit" Riots
1943, white sailors attacked young, Mexican Americans wearing zoot suits in LA
D-Day
June 6, 1944, the second front of WWI, had two parts; parachuting behind German lines at night and storming beaches in the morning
Manhattan Project
US Project, $2 billion project spent on development of atomic bomb
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
two Japanese cities attacked with atomic bombs, dropped on August 6 and 9, 1945
Los Alamos
city in New Mexico, lab there helped develop atomic bomb
Chiang Kai Shek
led the Chinese forces during WWII, successfully defended mainland China from the Japanese after retreating to the interior of the country
Hideki Tojo
Premier of Japan, made one last diplomatic effort before war broke out with the US
Charles De Gaulle
general and statesman, led the Free French government
Joseph Stalin
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, led the USSR during the second world war
A. Phillip Randolph
leader of African American rights, planned to organize a rally on Washington demanding equal rights
Henry Stimson
Truman's secretary of war, encouraged him to OKAY the dropping of the bombs on Japan
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt's Secretary of State in 1933, made a proclamation of nonintervention in regards to Latin America
Veterans of Future Wars
formed at Princeton, a satirical group jokingly try to get compensation for wars they were going to fight in the future
Sudetenland
German-speaking province of Czechoslovakia demanded by Hitler, and given to him through the Munich Pact
Nazi – Soviet Pact
signed between Nazi Germany and the USSR, agreed to not fight for 10 years, prevented a two war front for Hitler
Cash and Carry / Lend –Lease Acts
lending and leasing goods to countries fighting aggressors in the war
Mother’s Crusade
protested the Lend-Lease Acts, highly against World War II
Reuben James
US Warship that was sunken by a U-boat, killing over a hundred troops.
Tripartite Pact
peace treaty between Japan and Germany, opened the possibility of a two-ocean war for the US
Axis Powers
composed of Germany, Italy, and Japan
Pearl Harbor
US Naval base in Hawaii, bombed by the Japanese during WWII
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister during World War II
Battle of Stalingrad
between Germany and USSR, Red Army effectively broke the German military power with victory
North African Campaign
Began with US and UK troops landing on coasts of Algeria and Morocco, drove Germans out of Africa
Charles Nimitz
admiral, led a naval force in the Pacific theatre of the war
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
founded by FDR, controlled prices and rents after the outbreak of WWII
Executive Order 9066
set up concentration camps for the Japanese living on the west coast of America, upheld as constitutional in the Supreme Court
Nisei
name given to Americans of Japanese descent
Atlantic Charter
between US and UK, outlined plan for the world after WWII
Big Three Conference
Yelta Conference, meeting between US, UK, and USSR to discuss the postwar division of Europe
Battle of the Bulge
the battle that ended World War II
Manchuria
coastal province of China that was invaded and taken over by the Japanese.
USS Missouri
US warship on which Japan unconditionally surrendered and signed a capitulation agreement