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Manhattan Project

  • The top-secret U.S. government program that developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II.

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Operation Overlord

  • The codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Dday

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War Production Board

  • A U.S. government agency established during World War II to coordinate the production of military supplies and equipment.

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Selective Service System

  • The U.S. government agency responsible for administering the military draft during times of war.

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Office of Scientific Research and Development

  • A U.S. government agency established during World War II to coordinate scientific research and development efforts.

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Operation Sea Lion

  • The codename for Nazi Germany's plan to invade and conquer Britain during World War II, which was ultimately abandoned.

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Hirohito

  • The Emperor of Japan during World War II, who remained in power until his death in 1989.

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Adolf Hitler

  • The leader of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Benito Mussolini

  • The leader of fascist Italy during World War II.

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Joseph Stalin

  • The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Yamamoto

was a Japanese naval officer and strategist who was responsible for planning the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Douglas MacArthur

  • U.S. Army General who served in World War II and the Korean War.

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Location of Atomic Bomb droppings

  • The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, and the second was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.

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Yalta Conference

  • A meeting held in Yalta, Ukraine in February 1945 between the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.

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Nuremberg Trials

  • A series of trials held in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II to prosecute Nazi war criminals.

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VE Day

  • May 8, 1945, the day Germany formally surrendered to the Allied Powers, ending World War II in Europe.

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Truman’s Reasoning behind dropping the atomic bomb

  • President Harry S. Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan to force a quick end to the war and save American lives that would have been lost in an invasion of Japan.

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  • Rationing:

  • The practice of limiting the amount of certain goods that people are allowed to buy or consume, often used during times of war or other shortages.

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  • How they tried combating inflation:

  • : The U.S. government implemented a number of measures to combat inflation during World War II, including price controls, rationing, and increasing taxes.

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GI Bill of Rights

  • A law passed by the U.S. government in 1944 that provided benefits to veterans of World War II, including education, training, and housing assistance.

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Collectivization

  • The process of reorganizing agriculture into collective farms, often used in communist countries like the Soviet Union.

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Japanese Internment Camps

  • During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly relocated approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps.

  • Japanese Mandate: Japan was granted a mandate to administer a number of Pacific islands following World War I.

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The day WW2 started

  • September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, prompting Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

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Lend-Lease Act:

  • A law passed by the U.S. government in 1941 that provided military aid to Great Britain and other Allied Powers during World War II.

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Cash-Carry Policy

permit the government to sell military supplies to France and Britain on a cash-and-carry basis—in other words, they could pay cash for American-made supplies and then transport them on their own ships.

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victory over japan

august /15/45

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  • Formal signing of Japanese surrender

sept 2, 1945 Ceremony took place on the US battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay

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Fascism

  • Total control over lives of the citizens

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Fascism Based On:  5 things

  • Strong leader

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  • One all-powerful party

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  • Complete denial of civil liberties

  • Reliance on sophisticated propaganda

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  • Reliance on army and secret police

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  • Father of Fascism

Mussolini

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  • Bushido Code

worthy people die for their country

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  • Weimar Republic

FAKE GOVERNMENT the name given to the German government between the end of the Imperial period (1918) and the beginning of Nazi Germany (1933).

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  • Kellogg-Braind Pact

outlaw war

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nye committee

The committee investigated the financial and banking interests that underlay the United States' involvement in World War I and the operations and profits of the industrial and commercial firms supplying munitions to the Allies and to the United States.

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The Ludlow Amendment

a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States which called for a national referendum on any declaration of war by Congress, except in cases when the United States had been attacked first.

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what was enacted in 1940

peacetime draft

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Destroyers for Bases” Agreement with Churchill

we give ships they give a base

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lend lease act

this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."Jun 28, 2022

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pearl harbor

December 7, 1941

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us joins the war

  • December 8, 1941

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Germany declares war on us

  • December 11, 1941

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stimson

the United States would not recognize any treaty or agreement between Japan and China that violated U.S. rights or agreements to which the United States subscribed.

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