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Leading years of WWII |
the rise of dictators and totalitarian states |
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D-Day invasion of Normandy |
Major battle in Europe that involved the stroming the beaches. |
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Atomic bomb |
Gave President Truman the confidence force Japan to surrender. |
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Roise the Riveter |
meant to support women's work in factories during the war. |
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The Lend-Lease program |
effective because Roosevelt was able to engage U.S. power in the war while maintaining international neutrality. |
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Time Line |
Nazism begins in Germany Hitler invades Poland France surrenders to Germany The United states is attack at Pearl Harbor |
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World war 2 |
Time between 1939-1945 (ignoring the past Japanese agression) |
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Victory Garden during WWII |
U.S. government uged civilians to grow their own food because food was needed or soldiers overseas. |
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Germany and Japan |
expanded by demanding border changes and additional land prior to the beginning of the war, nations asound were concerned |
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Increasing the availability of critical materials and supplies |
War effort by imposed civilian rationing of needed products |
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After WWII |
the U.S. became the first superpower and the most powerful nation in the world. |
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Timeline |
Attack of Pearl Habor D-Day invasion of Europe Truman became president after Roosevelt died U.S. uses atomic bomb in Hiroshima |
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U.S. contributed to WWII |
By providing arms and ships to friendly European nations to fight Germany |
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Fear of Japanese American |
federal government for placing Japanese American internment camp during WW2 |
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Battle of Midway |
Turning poin in WW2, Japanese lost 4 large aircraft carriers, Caused a halt to their pacific advance |
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General D. Eisenhower |
served as a commander of allied forces in Europe, later was elected president |
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Postdam Conference |
lead to international partitioning of Germany |
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Cheif concern of critisa of Roosevelt's policy |
was to expand presidential powers during a national emergency |
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Winston and Roosevelt similarities |
Led their nation during WW2 Advocate for democracy and patriotic perseverance Led a country even though bombarded daily by the Germans Kept their country from the war as long as possible Formed alliance in the victory of WW2 |
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Impacts of Cold War Defense Spending |
Expanded businesses and employment Growth of high tech industries New research and development |
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President Johnson |
THe domino theory justified U.S. military involvement in Vietnam |
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Roy Benavidez |
Soldier from Texas saved lives of several fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War Received the Congressional Medal of Honor |
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Purpose of North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
maintain a collective security agreement in the case of an attack |
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1960s |
The Vietnam War |
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Marshall Plan |
Reduce the influence of communism and improve the economic strength of free market nations in Europe |
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President Nixon |
Changed the U.S. military strategy in Vietnam |
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Presidents since 1973 |
disagreed with the requirements of the War Powers Act passed by the congress |
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Supreme Court decision in TInker s. Des Moines |
affected school in the U.S. by protecting the rights of free expression for students |
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Space research |
new technologiy and innocation used across the globe |
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American foreign policy in 1951 |
United Nation military intervention in the Korean peninsula in irder to limit the spread of communism |
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G.I. Bill |
provided funding for veterans of the Econd World war in order to create a better educated and more productive workforce |
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American society |
in the 15 years to follow WW2 was the rivalry with the USSR and the fear of communist infiltration |
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The Soviet Union launch satellite |
Spuntnik 1 initiates the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. |
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Berlin Airlif |
transport supplies to a blockaded West Berlin |
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American public about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War |
Graphic coverage by television news contributed to the changing attitudes |
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Joseph McCarthy |
led to a congressional committe invesstigating suspected communists which contributed to increse Cold War anxiety. |
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End of WW2 |
the sudden influx of returning soldiers caused a boom in birth rates which influenced the pattern of population growth in the U.S. |
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Timeline |
Korean War Spuntnik Bay of pigs Cuban missile Crisis |
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 |
affected the powers of the president |
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President Congressional support |
Conducted acts of war if necessary. |