People
The supreme Allied commander in Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fascist dictator who led Italy into WWII
Benito Mussolini
Marked the turning point in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
Allowed the president to provide war materials to any nations whose defense was vital to American security
Lend-Lease Act
FDR and his advisers advocated the economic policies of this man
John Maynard Keynes
Prime Minister who led Great Britain through most of WWII
Winston Churchill
In 1939, this country joined Germany to invade Poland
Soviet Union
FDR's description of his progressive legislation (3 R's)
Relief, Recovery, Reform
The leader of Hitler's Afrika Korps
Erwin Rommel
Leader of the Free French government
Charles de Gaulle
One of the most memorable photographs during the war was taken in this battle
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was issued in 1945 to call for Japan's unconditional surrender
Potsdam Declaration
The first woman appointed to a Cabinet position
Frances Perkins
FDR's Secretary of State who made clear America's desire for peace
Cordell Hull
The battle in which Japan lost almost all of their remaining ships and airplanes
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Created a government fund for unemployment and old-age insurance
Social Security Act
Jewish émigré from Hungary that helped develop the atomic bomb in the US
Edward Teller
Emperor of Ethiopia when the Italians conquered the nation
Haile Selassie I
The reason the atomic bomb was ultimately used against Japan
It would ultimately result in the least amount of death on both sides
Increased food prices by paying farmers to not grow crops
Agricultural Adjustment Act