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Fascist leader of Italy
Who is Mussolini
This happened to the Japanese as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear
What is they were placed in relocation camps
The turning point of the Pacific was at the Battle of
FDR's foreign trade policy was very modern in it attempted to
What is lower tariffs and increase international trade
This was decided at the outset of the war between Britain and the US (following Pearl Harbor) in the ABC Agreement
What is that the Allies would prioritize the defeat of Germany over the Japanese
He was the Facist leader of Spain where German troops got to try out their new weapons and tactices
Who is Francisco Franco
This agency assigned priorities with respect to the use of raw materials and transportation facilities
What is the War Production Board
American strategy in the Pacific
What is island hopping
This was a focus of intense debate between internationalists and isolationists, was the point when all pretense of American neutrality was abandoned and the catalyst that caused American factories to prepare for all out war production
This event shook Americans to the core and moved America more on a war footing
What is the fall of France
He commanded the cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
This slogan represented African-American attempts at helping the war effort and fighting for civil rights on the homefront
This was the first naval battle in history in which all of the fighting was done by carrier-based aircraft
What is the Battle of the Coral Sea
What is Lend-Lease
During this event Britain and France consented to Germany forcibly acquiring the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in exchange for a promise from Hitler to renounce any further German territorial claims on Europe (appeasement)
What is the Munich Conference
"Old Blood and Guts"
Who is George S Patton
This imposed ceilings on wage increases
What is the National War Labor Board
This was HItler’s last ditch attempt to achieve victory against the Americans and British
What is the Battle of the Bulge
Fear of America getting into another European war and be stratled with debts lead to this policy
What is Cash and Carry
Liberal and left-wing Americans reacted to General Franco’s efforts to stage a Fascist coup and overthrow the Republic in Spain by
What is recruiting thousands of men and women as volunteers to fight Franco in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Who is Erwin Rommel
This saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used against blacks seeking employment in war
What is the Fair Employment Practices Commission
The American conquest of this place in 1944 was especially critical, because from there, US aircraft could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands
What are the Marianas
The United States received these in exchange for destroyers in a deal with Britain
What are eight naval bases in the Western Hemisphere (destroyers for bases)
Plans were made here for the opening of a second western front in Europe by Britain and the US
What is the Tehran Conference