Manhattan Project
The top-secret U.S. government program that developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
Operation Overlord
The codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Dday
War Production Board
A U.S. government agency established during World War II to coordinate the production of military supplies and equipment.
Selective Service System
The U.S. government agency responsible for administering the military draft during times of war.
Office of Scientific Research and Development
A U.S. government agency established during World War II to coordinate scientific research and development efforts.
Operation Sea Lion
The codename for Nazi Germany's plan to invade and conquer Britain during World War II, which was ultimately abandoned.
Hirohito
The Emperor of Japan during World War II, who remained in power until his death in 1989.
Adolf Hitler
The leader of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Benito Mussolini
The leader of fascist Italy during World War II.
Joseph Stalin
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Yamamoto
was a Japanese naval officer and strategist who was responsible for planning the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army General who served in World War II and the Korean War.
Location of Atomic Bomb droppings
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, and the second was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.
Yalta Conference
A meeting held in Yalta, Ukraine in February 1945 between the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.
Nuremberg Trials
A series of trials held in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II to prosecute Nazi war criminals.
VE Day
May 8, 1945, the day Germany formally surrendered to the Allied Powers, ending World War II in Europe.
Truman’s Reasoning behind dropping the atomic bomb
President Harry S. Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan to force a quick end to the war and save American lives that would have been lost in an invasion of Japan.
Rationing:
The practice of limiting the amount of certain goods that people are allowed to buy or consume, often used during times of war or other shortages.
How they tried combating inflation:
: The U.S. government implemented a number of measures to combat inflation during World War II, including price controls, rationing, and increasing taxes.
GI Bill of Rights
A law passed by the U.S. government in 1944 that provided benefits to veterans of World War II, including education, training, and housing assistance.
Collectivization
The process of reorganizing agriculture into collective farms, often used in communist countries like the Soviet Union.
Japanese Internment Camps
During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly relocated approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps.
Japanese Mandate: Japan was granted a mandate to administer a number of Pacific islands following World War I.
The day WW2 started
September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, prompting Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
Lend-Lease Act:
A law passed by the U.S. government in 1941 that provided military aid to Great Britain and other Allied Powers during World War II.
Cash-Carry Policy
permit the government to sell military supplies to France and Britain on a cash-and-carry basis—in other words, they could pay cash for American-made supplies and then transport them on their own ships.
victory over japan
august /15/45
Formal signing of Japanese surrender
sept 2, 1945 Ceremony took place on the US battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay
Fascism
Total control over lives of the citizens
Fascism Based On: 5 things
Strong leader
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One all-powerful party
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Complete denial of civil liberties
Reliance on sophisticated propaganda
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Reliance on army and secret police
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Father of Fascism
Mussolini
Bushido Code
worthy people die for their country
Weimar Republic
FAKE GOVERNMENT the name given to the German government between the end of the Imperial period (1918) and the beginning of Nazi Germany (1933).
Kellogg-Braind Pact
outlaw war
nye committee
The committee investigated the financial and banking interests that underlay the United States' involvement in World War I and the operations and profits of the industrial and commercial firms supplying munitions to the Allies and to the United States.
The Ludlow Amendment
a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States which called for a national referendum on any declaration of war by Congress, except in cases when the United States had been attacked first.
what was enacted in 1940
peacetime draft
Destroyers for Bases” Agreement with Churchill
we give ships they give a base
lend lease act
this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."Jun 28, 2022
pearl harbor
December 7, 1941
us joins the war
December 8, 1941
Germany declares war on us
December 11, 1941
stimson
the United States would not recognize any treaty or agreement between Japan and China that violated U.S. rights or agreements to which the United States subscribed.