Causes
In addition to the US, this continent was also hit b the depression
What is Europe?
Encouraged women to ji in the war effort
What is Women’s Army Corps (WACs)?
This used a special language during the war in the Pacific that the Japanese could not decipher
What are Navajo code talkers?
His desired for a perfect Aryan race and his hatred of Jews led to this horrific genocide
What is the Holocaust?
This battle in the pacific led to a strategy that was used to capture or win islands from Japan
What is island hopping
a world-wide depression gave rise to these types of governments in Europe
What is totalitarian?
Supreme court decision that reflected In times of war, civil liberties can be suspended due racism and nativism
What is Korematsu v US?
Discrimination against Mexicans led to some of them being beating up by white servicemen and civilians
What are the zoot-suit riots?
Although suspicious of one another, Hitler and Stalin signed this agreement that would prevent them from attacking one another, a secret portion also allowed them to divide up Poland
What was the Non-Aggression Pact?
This meeting between the Allies (Big three) occurred to discuss plans for dividing Germany up in zones
What is Yalta?
What is an embargo?
the 442nd Regiment fought with dignity and honor although their families were under the directive of Executive Order 9066
What is Japanese Internment
led to an increase in day care centers and schools
What is the Baby Boom?
He tried unsuccessfully to defend the Philippines against Japan, but lost and was ordered to leave by President Roosevelt, but later returned and helped to successfully win the war in the Pacific
Who is General MacArthur?
World War II, led to this war which was actually a build up in nuclear weapons especially after the US used Little Man and Fat Boy
What is the Cold War?
Germany’s borders were changed, and its economy was bankrupted by reparations payments.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The most important achievement of the OSRD was the secret development of the
Atom bomb
represented the American Dream of an affordable home and good schools
What are the suburbs?
signed into law Executive Order Executive Order 9981, one of his most important achievements, and it became a major catalyst for the civil rights movement.
Who is Truman?
Truman used the atomic bomb as a show of military strength and to intimidate this leader
Who is Stalin?
England and France were still recovering from WWI and unsuccessfully tried to use diplomacy to stop Hitler. Some countries, such as the United States, isolated themselves to try to avoid being drawn into other nations’ wars.
What is the Munich Pact?
suggested a cash-and-carry provision to help the US remain neutral and isolated
What are the Neutrality Acts?
helped veteran's to get an education, loans for homes and etc
What is the GI Bill?
He signed into law Executive order 8802 which banned discrimination in war industries, and also helped prevent African Americans from marching in Washington
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Considered a turning point because The Allies freed France, Belgium, and Luxembourg from German control.
What is D-Day or Operation Overlord?