People
Served on the delegation that developed charter for the UN.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor.
United States entered WWII
Allowed the U.S. to help Allies before entering WWII
The Lend-Lease Act
Worldwide economic depression, lack of democratic tradition, anger and resentment following the Treaty of Versailles
Rise of Totalitarian government in Europe
major cause of internment of Japanese American during WWII
Racial Prejudice
What is the Navajo nation?
Gained support by spreading myths of Aryan greatness and the coming German Empire
Rise of Adolph Hitler
Sold war materials to Allies as long as they paid cash and transported the goods themselves
Very ineffective; did little to nothing when countries attacked on another
League of Nations
Wanted Allies to open a "second front" in Western Europe to pull German troops out of his country
Left jobs in the South for jobs in the West and North
Who are African Americans?
Germany invades Poland.
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met at these Conferences.
Tehran and Yalta Conferences
Isolationism
shoes, sugar, gasoline, and coffee
Things that were rationed during WWII
Who are Mexican Americans?
Shortage of traditional laborers created new opportunities in the work place
For women and minorities
Settling major wartime issues of the Allied powers was a focus of what meeting
The Yalta Conference
Was better able than other allies to adjust its economy from wartime to peacetime because of suffering no widespread damage
the United States
turning point in the war in the Pacific; heavy Japanese losses
Battle of Midway
Were forcibly removed from the West Coast of America into internment camps.
Who are Japanese-Americans?
Roosevelt signed executive order for equal access after threatened protest by A. Philip Randolph
African Americans gain more access to defense industry
Encourage cooperation among nations to prevent future wars
United Nations
Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier's are accused of this because of the Munich Agreement
this innovation helped win the Battle of Britain by finding attacking German planes
Radar