ch. 25 apush Flashcards
during the 1930s pres. fdr
concentrated on domestic concerns and didn’t discover specific policies overseas
following his reelection in 1940 fdr propsed a major effort to help the allies known as
lend lease act
the war powers act of 1941
established broad executive authority that would shape presidential powers even after the war ended
world war 2
dramatically changed the role that women played in the American economy
on the home front between 1941-1945
am. enjoyed higher wages but in oter ways they had to make some sacrifices to support the war
the doble v campaign was
the effort by af am to help win the ar arnd also to win ore civil rights for themselves
during ww2
the us army took some initial steps that evnu=tuallly helped end segragatin in the armed forces
following the Japanese attack against pearl harbor
the us faced serious threats but also enjoyed a number of strategic advantages
a critical turning point in the war In Europe was the
Russian victories at Stalingrad and at kursk
the allied air campaign against germany
provided important benefits to the military cpamigns in europe
when the war ended in Europe in may 1945
millions of ppl had died as a result of the conflict
the stategy th us employed in the pacific was known as
island hopping
at the wartime conference at yalta
the allies implicity accepted the idea of postwar spheres of influnece
as a result of ww2
the us emerged as the stronges nation in a world facing continued threats to peace
