Chapter 35 - America in World War II

Fair Employment Practices Commission

Was meant to discourage racism and oppression in the workplace

FDR

used war as an excuse to pump money into the South, in order to revitalize it.

Fair Employment Practices Commission

Was meant to discourage racism and oppression in the workplace

FDR

used war as an excuse to pump money into the South, in order to revitalize it.

Marshall Islands

The fell to the United States in January and February of 1944.

General MacArthur

returned to the Philippines on October 20, 1944.

Italy

Allies took Rome on June 4, 1944 and the Axis troops in , surrendered on May 2, 1945.

Midway

Was a turning point in the Pacific War, with U.S. success helping in halting the Japanese

National unity

was strengthened after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Hiroshima

Killed 180, 000 people in and 80, 000 people in Nagasaki.

Okinawa

was won and was captured at the cost of 50, 000 American lives.

Mexican workers

were brought to the United States as resident workers due to the draft.

Japanese onrush

was checked in Coral Sea by American and Australian forces in the worlds first naval battle.

First atomic bomb

Was tested on July 16, 1945

FDR

died on April 12, 1945 and Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945.

FDR

and Winston Churchill met and agreed on terms of "unconditional surrender "at the Casablanca Conference.

National unity

Was strengthened after the attack on Pearl Harbor

War Production Board

Stopped the manufacture of nonessential items

Farmers

Produced more food, making prices soar with this being regulated by the Office of Price Administration

America

The only country to emerge from World War II unscathed with it better off than before going to war

Marshall Islands

Fell to the United States in January and February of 1944

Soviets

Begged the Allies to open the second front against Hitler with Americans being eager to comply and British being reluctant

Paris

Was freed in August of 1944

Allies

Issued ultimatum at Potsdam Conference: surrender or be destroyed