WWII Study Guide

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Axis Powers

Germany, Italy, Japan

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Allied Powers

Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States

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Neutrality Act of 1935

Legislation aimed at limiting U.S. involvement in future wars.

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Appeasement

Policy of making concessions to avoid conflict.

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Cash Carry Policy

Allowed the sale of goods to warring nations if they paid cash and transported them.

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Destroyer Deal

Agreement between the U.S. and Britain to exchange destroyers for bases.

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Lend Lease Act

Program under which the U.S. supplied Allied nations with war material.

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Pearl Harbor

Attack on December 7, 1941, leading to U.S. entry into WWII.

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Rosie the Riveter

Cultural icon representing women who worked in factories during WWII.

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Women's Army Corp (WAC)

U.S. Army unit for women during WWII.

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Double V campaign

Campaign for victory against fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home.

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Tuskegee Airmen

Group of African American pilots who fought in WWII.

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Navajo Code talkers

Native American soldiers who used their language to create unbreakable codes.

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Zoot Suit Riots

Series of riots in 1943 in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youths.

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Bataan Death March

Forced march of American and Filipino prisoners by the Japanese army in 1942.

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Douglas MacArthur

American general who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater.

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Battle of Midway

Crucial naval battle in June 1942, turning the tide in favor of the Allies.

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Island Hopping

Military strategy of capturing specific islands to use as bases.

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D-Day

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

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Battle of Iwo Jima

Major battle in the Pacific theater in February and March 1945.

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Nuremberg Trials

Military tribunals held after WWII to prosecute Nazi war criminals.

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Kamikazes

Japanese suicide pilots who targeted Allied ships.

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VE Day

Victory in Europe Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945.

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Manhattan Project

Secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb.

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Potsdam Conference

Meeting of Allied leaders in July-August 1945 to discuss post-war order.

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Arguments for dropping the atomic bomb

1. To end the war quickly. 2. To save lives by avoiding a land invasion. 3. To demonstrate power to the Soviet Union.

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Arguments against dropping the atomic bomb

1. It caused massive civilian casualties. 2. It was unnecessary as Japan was close to surrender. 3. It set a dangerous precedent for future conflicts.

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Howard Cwick

Military person that found a freshly abandoned concentration camp and helped get some of the people out even though they feared him at first.

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Ways Americans supported the home front

-rationing

-growing victory gardens

-war bonds

-women entered war to fill in for men

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