Fighting the Good Fight in World War II, 1941-1945

appeasement

the policy of giving in to threats and aggression in the hopes that the aggressor will be satisfied and make no more demands

Big Three

the nickname given to the leaders of the three major Allied nations: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin

conscientious objectors

those who, for religious or philosophical reasons, refuse to serve in the armed forces

D-day

June 6, 1944, the date of the invasion of Normandy, France, by British, Canadian, and American forces, which opened a second front in Europe

Double V campaign

a campaign by African Americans to win victory over the enemy overseas and victory over racism at home

Enola Gay

the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Executive Order 9066

the order given by President Roosevelt to relocate and detain people of Japanese ancestry, including those who were American citizens

Facism

a political ideology that places a heightened focus on national unity, through dictatorial rule, and militarism

internment

the forced incarceration of the West Coast Japanese and Japanese American population into ten relocation centers for the greater part of World War II

Manhattan Project

the code name given to the research project that developed the atomic bomb

Rosie the Riveter

a symbol of female workers in the defense industries

zoot suit

a flamboyant outfit favored by young African American and Mexican American men