A sacrifice nearly all Americans made during WWII, even if they weren't actively in the military
What is Rationing
Mussolini
Leader of England during WWII
Churchill
Battle that took 5 weeks to capture a tiny island for the purpose of creating an airbase to bomb Japan. Virtually no Japanese surrendered. Famous picture of flag raising happened here.
Iwo Jima
Court case that decided imprisoning the Japanese born US citizens was legal
Korematsu vs. US
Official beginning of WWII in Europe began on Sept 1, 1939 with the German invasion of what country
Poland
Japan
American President who decided to drop the atomic bombs in 1945
Harry Truman
The battle that turned the tide of the war against the Japanese. Much of Japans navy was sunk
Battle of Midway
An investment in the US government that will be paid back by the US government, plus interest
Speech in which FDR said that the Allies should isolate countries who were being aggressive/acting illegally
What is the Quarantine Speech
The term the Nazis used for the Holocaust
"The Final Solution"
Atlantic Charter
Invasion of France involving battles on the beaches and villages of Normandy
D-Day/Operation Overlord
The government agency responsible for directing the civilian War effort (rationing, war bonds, etc)
War Production board
Speech in which FDR outlined the essential things every person on Earth should have
Four Freedoms Speech
The laws that began the Holocaust, making Jewish people separate in German society, unable to marry, own businesses, etc
The Nuremberg Laws
Commander of ALL allied soldiers (English, American, Canadian, etc)
Dwight Eisenhower
Hitler's last attempt to make the Allies quit the war. Disaster for Americans at first, quickly fixed
Battle of the Bulge
"Secret City" in Tennessee that was the site for much of the research that went into creating the atomic bombs
Oak Ridge
June 6, 1944
The purpose of Hitler aggressively taking over land/countries in the 1930s before officially starting WWII in 1939
"Lebensraum" or living space for German Speaking people in his new German empire
Island Hopping
Invasion of North Africa to take it back from the Italians/Nazis. First fighting against the Germans of the war
Operation Torch
Law that allowed America to begin giving military supplies and money to England BEFORE officially joining the war
Lend Lease Act