Chapter 24

Good Neighbor Policy

Aimed at improving relations with Latin American countries by pledging non-intervention in their domestic affairs.

Pan-American Conferences

Series of meetings focused on promoting cooperation and discussing mutual interests among Western Hemisphere countries.

Stimson Doctrine

Declared that the U.S. would not recognize territorial changes made by Japan through military aggression.

Axis Powers

The alliance of countries, primarily Germany, Italy, and Japan, that fought against the Allied Powers during World War II.

Benito Mussolini

Fascist leader of Italy from 1922 until 1943, known for militarism and nationalism.

Nazi Party

Far-right political party in Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, known for antisemitism and totalitarian rule.

Adolf Hitler

Leader of the Nazi Party and orchestrator of the Holocaust.

Appeasement

A diplomatic strategy of making concessions to avoid conflict or war.

Blitzkrieg

A military tactic of rapid attack using combined forces to achieve decisive victory.

Isolationists

A foreign policy stance prioritizing domestic issues over international involvement.

Neutrality Acts

Laws passed in the 1930s to prevent U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

America First Committee

An isolationist group advocating against U.S. involvement in the European conflict during World War II.

Quarantine Speech

Roosevelt's 1937 address calling for an international quarantine against aggressor nations.

Cash and carry

Policy allowing warring nations to purchase U.S. goods if they paid in cash and transported them.

Selective Training and Service Act

Established the first peacetime draft in the U.S. in 1940.

Destroyers for Bases deal

Deal made for the U.S. to provide destroyers to Great Britain in exchange for military base rights.

Four Freedoms Speech

Roosevelt's 1941 address outlining fundamental human rights everyone should enjoy.

Lend Lease Act

Legislation allowing the U.S. to lend military supplies to countries vital to its defense.

Atlantic Charter

Joint declaration outlining shared post-war principles between Roosevelt and Churchill.

Oil and Steel Embargo

U.S. prohibition on exporting oil and steel to Japan before World War II.

War Production Board

Agency managing war material production during World War II.

Office of Price Administration

Agency controlling inflation and rationing goods during World War II.

Manhattan Project

U.S. government initiative to develop atomic bombs during World War II.

Office of War Information

Agency managing information dissemination and propaganda during World War II.

Double V

Movement by African Americans for victory against fascism abroad and racism at home.

Executive Order to Prohibit Discrimination

Banned discrimination in defense industries based on race or national origin.

Japanese Americans Internment

Forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Korematsu v. US

Supreme Court case upholding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Rosie the Riveter

Propaganda icon representing women who worked in factories during World War II.

Harry S. Truman

President after Roosevelt, known for his leadership during the early Cold War era.

Dwight Eisenhower

Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and later U.S. President.

D-Day

Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

Holocaust

Systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime.

Island-hopping

Military strategy of capturing key islands in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Douglas MacArthur

Led the U.S. campaign against Japan during World War II and commanded UN forces in Korea.

Big Three

The major Allied powers during World War II: U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.

Casablanca Conference

Meeting to strategize Allied military operations against Axis powers in January 1943.

Tehran Conference

Meeting where Allied leaders coordinated military strategy against Nazi Germany.

Yalta Conference

Meeting where leaders discussed post-war Europe and the division of Germany.

Potsdam Conference

Meeting to discuss post-war order in Europe after Germany's defeat.

United Nations

International organization established to maintain peace and security after World War II.