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Volstead Act

Law enforcing Prohibition, banning the sale of alcohol.

Prohibition

The nationwide ban on alcohol (1920-1933) under the 18th Amendment.

Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base, leading the U.S. to enter WWII.

Allies vs. Axis

WWII alliances: Allies (U.S., Britain, USSR) vs. Axis (Germany, Italy).

Kristallnacht

1938 Nazi-led attack on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in Germany.

The Holocaust

Systematic genocide of six million Jews and other minorities by Nazis.

Lend-Lease Act

U.S. program to provide military aid to Allies before entering WWII.

Rosie the Riveter

Symbol of women working in factories during WWII.

Navajo code talkers

Native American soldiers who used their language as an unbreakable code in WWII.

Japanese internment camps

U.S. forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII due to fear of espionage.

D-Day

June 6, 1944, Allied invasion of Normandy, a turning point in WWII.

Battle of Midway/ "island hopping' policy

U.S. strategy of capturing key Pacific islands to approach Japan.

Manhattan Project

Secret U.S. project developing the atomic bomb, leading to Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing.

United Nations

International organization formed after WWII to promote peace and cooperation.

Zoot Suit Riots

WWII-era racial clashes between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youths in Los Angeles.

Final four conferences

WWII strategy meetings: Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam.