Pre WWI
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace - The United States never joined.
League of Nations
This country was a major player in WWI, but quickly surrendered to Germany in the first few months of WWII and wouldn't be liberated until the Allied invasion of Normandy.
France
This General was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific and famously said, "I shall return", after being forced to retreat after the Japanese invaded the Philippines.
Eventually over saw the Occupation of Japan
General Douglas MacArthur
To help pay for the war, the federal government sold these.
War Bonds
As the fighting continued in the Pacific the Japanese grew more desperate and used this tactic to sink as many American ships as possible.
Kamikazee
A totalitarian and highly nationalistic right-wing government
Facism
He was named the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe
**Mrs. Padden's FAVORITE president***
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The tide in the Pacific turned in 1943 when the U.S. Navy defeated a Japanese fleet at this battle. Americans sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carriers.
Battle of Midway
The government used this policy/system for food and other goods so that it had a sufficient supply for armed forces overseas.
Rationing
These African American airmen were effective combat pilots who were trained at a prominent university in Alabama.
Tuskegee Airmen
This economic crisis led to high rates of unemployment and inflation, creating a climate of desperation worldwide.
The Great Depression
These four nations made up the Allied powers during World War II.
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the United States
"The Big Four"
Code name for the American-led effort to develop atomic weapons during World War II.
Manhattan Project
Many Americans planted these to grow their own fruits and vegetables.
Victory Gardens
The anti-Japanese atmosphere and treatment of Japanese Americans in the United States were the result of this event on December 7, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
The United States generally followed this type of foreign policy between both World Wars.
Isolationism
This war tactic was used by Germany and involved rapid attacks with coordinated movements of planes, tanks, and infantry.
Blitzkrieg
This battle was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War with more than 100,000 Japanese killed and over 60,000 American casualties. The U.S. was now in comfortable range to the Japanese mainland - my sister toured the tunnels here!
Battle of Okinawa
This Federal Office was responsible for balancing inflation by controlling prices and rent during the war.
Office of Price Administration
This medicine was developed during the 1920s and was used during World War II to fight infection. It helped save the lives of countless men.
Penicillin
The United States implemented an embargo on this raw resource in response to Japanese aggression in the Pacific just before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Oil
This American military policy provided arms to the Allied powers in Europe in 1941 without the United States officially getting involved.
Lend-Lease
The United States used this military strategy in World War II to capture Japanese-held islands and going around others that were not of military significance.
Island Hopping
This case was brought to the Supreme Court and ultimately determined the constitionality (legality) of relocating Japanese Americans into internment/concentration camps.
Korematsu v. United States
"Fat Man"
"Little Boy"