Causes
This caused the US to join WWII
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The spark that started WWII
Invasion of Poland
Axis power who fought against the US in the Pacific
Japan
Posters to persuade people to feel a certain way or take an action
Propaganda
The genocide of Jewish people during WWII was called this
the Holocaust
Time period of economic struggle, which encouraged people in Germany to follow Hitler
Great Depression
Group of African American fighter pilots who were highly decorated in WWII
Tuskegee Airmen
Nickname for the day when the US declared victory in Japan
V-J Day
Limiting the amount of food you buy to ensure there is enough to go around
Rationing
Peacekeeping organization created after WWII
United Nations
This international peacekeeping group failed to prevent war
League of Nations
Who were the US's three primary allies in Europe?
Strategy of jumping from island to island while fighting in the Pacific
island hopping
People grew these at home to ensure there was enough food
Victory Garden
What were the Nuremburg trials?
Trials of Nazis who committed crimes in the Holocaust
Treaty of Versailles
Name for the day when the allied powers invaded France
D-Day
How did WWII end in the Pacific?
The US used atomic bombs against Japan
Originally, the US did not join the war because of these acts saying the US did not want to take a side
Neutrality Acts
Executive order that created the internment camps
Executive Order 9066
Letting an enemy have what they want in order to avoid war
appeasement
US General in the war in Europe who later became a US president
Eisenhower
Group of Native American soldiers who used their language to transmit secret messages in WWII
Navajo Code Talkers
This act allowed the US to give supplies to their allies without sending troops or officially joining the war
Lend Lease Act
Court case that established the idea that the internment camps WERE constitutional. This was overturned with a later court case
Korematsu vs US