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America First Committee

An isolationist group formed in 1940 to oppose American intervention in World War II, advocating for a focus on national interests.

Committee to Defend America by aiding the Allies

were prominent figures and organizations that opposed the isolationist stance of the America First Committee, advocating for support to the Allied powers during World War II.

Destroyer deal

A 1940 agreement in which the U.S. transferred old naval destroyers to the British Royal Navy in exchange for land rights to British bases in the Western Hemisphere.

Lend-Lease

act which allowed US to supply war materials to Allies

“Arsenal of Democracy”

United states ability to produce mass amounts of war materials

Resumption of the draft

first ever peacetime draft due to rising tensions, expanded after pearl harbor

1940 election

Easy FDR win, he had to say he wouldn’t get involved in ww2, first ever 3rd term

Wendell Willkie

1940 republican nominee for president

Four Freedoms speech

FDR’s speech on why USA should abandon the isolationist policies

Atlantic Charter

war aims agreed by FDR and Churchill

Tri-Partite Pact

Alliance between germany italy and japan

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo

Japanese military leader and prime minister, known for expansion and allying with germany and italy

Pearl Harbor -“A date that will live in infamy!”

japan bombed american naval base, fdr famous speech that later led to declaration of war a few days later

Jeannette Rankin

pacifist, first woman in congress

Doolittle raid

US air raid on japan as payback for pearl harbor

Tehran conference (1943)

meeting between allied leaders of stalin churchill and fdr

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-3)

Battle in Russia, characterized by harsh weather and terrible treatment of civilians

Second-Front Controversy

debate on whether to open a second front on the quicker route or the less-defended route

Invasion of Sicily

Allied attack to have a foothold in Europe and divert germany

D-Day

Allied invasion of Normandy beach, lots of deception

Battle of the Bulge

Final German offensive, in Ardennes on western front which aimed at splitting forces as a surprise attack

Death of FDR

FDR died while president, Truman took office middle of WW2

V-E Day

day when allies accepted surrender of nazi germany

The Holocaust

genocide of jews and other minority groups

Bataan Death March (1942)

forced march of american and filipino prisoners by japan, caused many brutal deaths and lots of torture

Battle of the Coral Sea (1942)

first battle where aircraft carriers fought, beginning of carrier based naval warfare

Battle of Midway (1942)

turned the tide of the naval war in the pacific when US beat Japan

General Douglas MacArthur

led Invasion of philippines and led in japan

Admiral Chester Nimitz

Commander of pacific fleet

Island hopping

Military strategy to capture small islands on the way to japan to use as bases

Invasion of the Philippines

Led by General Douglas Mcarthur to retake the island nation from japan

Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)

In pacific ocean, America captured an important island from japan

william allen white

american progressionist and spokesman for middle america, supported isolationism