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Years of WWII (For United States)
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1941-1945
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Years of WWII (For the World)
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1939-1945
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When and why did America enter the War?
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America entered the War in 1941 because of two reasons:
A) Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor B) Germany declared war on United States |
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What was happening in Europe before America entered the War?
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Hitler was taking over Europe by invading Poland and demanding the Sudetenland. There were also skirmishes going on in Spain and Italy.
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Who was Benito Mussolini?
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Italian dictator who began a new political party of Fascism.
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Who was Joseph Stalin
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Russian dictator after the Russian Revolution of 1917
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Who was Winston Churchill?
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English Prime Minster. Friend of FDR and against fascism. Wanted US to help aid in the fight against Germany and Japan!
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Who was Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)?
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President of United States from 1933-1945. Won 4 elections but died of polio while serving his 4th term. Carried the country through the Great Depression and almost through World War II. Ended up having America go to War.
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What are Victory Gardens?
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People grew their own vegetables so the vegetables grown by farmers could be used for the War effort.
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What is rationing?
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The amount of goods was regulated for consumers so they could share in the war sacrifices. This helped prevent public anger because of food shortages.
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What are War Bonds?
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Fundraiser for the war. It encouraged people to join the war effort and support their troops by buying war bonds.
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What is Fascism?
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Form of radical authoritarian nationalism. Total dictatorship. Italy and Mussolini
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What was the Lend-Lease Act?
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America would sell, lease, or lend war materials to anyone who the President thought was good enough.
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What was the Office of War Information?
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In charge of propaganda production to give citizens information on the war through movies and radio. It required movie people to contribute money to the war.
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What happened to the Japanese Americans during WWII?
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They were sent to interment camps so they could not help Japan. Executive order 9066.
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Who was Omar Bradley?
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He led the first American army to land in France.
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Who was Vernon Baker?
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1st African American to see combat. Went through traps to single-handedly remove 3 machine gun nests, 2 bunkers, and 2 observation posts. Won Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
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General. Invaded by landing at 5 beaches of Normandy, France.
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How did American civilians act on their sense of patriotism?
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They canned, rationed, bought war bonds, worked in factories, volunteered to fight, and gardened victory gardens.
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Who was Harry Truman?
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Took over after FDR, dropped the atomic bomb.
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