Ch. 24 pt.1 Flashcards
Japan and Italy’s expansionist events
their government was being led by dictators and roosevelt said that people had “sold their heritage of freedom”
Rise of Hitler and Germany’s expansion
germany was suffering from depression and Hitler arose becoming a dictator in charge of economical crisis.
The Nye Investigation
Gerald P. Nye was a progressive republican senator who launched an investigation into the profits of munitions makers during that war. He though they were the reason Wilson was urged into WWI. He lost to prove its charge against weapon makers.
Neutrality Act of 1935
imposed an embargo on selling arms to warring countries and declared that Americans traveling on the ships of beligerent nations did so at their own work.
Cash-and-carry policy
basically if a warring country wanted to purchase nonmilitary goods from the United States, it had to pay cash and carry them in its own ships, keeping the United States out of potentially dangerous naval warfare.
Munich Conference and the Nazi-Soviet Pact
a conference in Munich during which Britain and France agreed to allow Germany to annex Sudetenland in return for Hitler’s pledge to seek no more territory.
America First Committee
a committee organized by isolationists in 1940 to oppose the entrance of the United States into WWII. This included well respected figures.
Four Freedoms Speech
outlined a liberal international order with appeal well beyond its intended European and American audience.
Lend-Lease Act
authorized thIs president to “lease, lend or otherwise dispose of” arms and equipment to Britain or any other country whose defense was considered vital to the security of the U.S.
Atlantic Charter
A press release by roosevelt and churchill calling for economic cooperation, national self-determination, and guarantees of political stability after the war.
Experiences of black soliders, “code talkers”, and women in the military
code talkers were native americans trained to use native languages to send messages in battle during WWII
Rosie the Riveter!
created a new image of women working jobs that men typically did
A. Philip Randolph and Executive Order 8802
an order signed by roosevelt that prohibited discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industrieS or govt because of race, creed, color, or national orIgin and establisHed the FEPC
Pearl Harbor
a naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that was attacked by the Japanese bombers on December 7, 1941 killing more that 2400 American. Roosevelt asked congress for a declaration of war against Japan.
War Powers Act
the law that gave Roosevelt unprecedented control over all aspects of the war effort during WWII
