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Chapter 11 Flashcards

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who to defeat first?

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defeat Hitler first

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why Hitler had support

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German people angry after Treaty of Versailles

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contributions of women at home

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took jobs in industrial/military factories b/c men went off to fight; held down the “fort”

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Bracero Program

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encouraged Mexican immigrants to work on railroads and farms

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Japan and the islands

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needed land & resources; invaded Manchuria & lots of islands in the Pacific

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Benito Mussolini

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Italian dictator shortly after WWI

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Lend-Lease Act

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allowed U.S. to sell weapons to any country “vital to the U.S. defense”

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Joseph Stalin

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Communist leader of the Soviet Union

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9
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ration

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limited availability of scarce items (sugar, rubber, coffee, etc.)

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10
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anti-Semitism

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hatred of the Jews

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V-E Day

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May 8, 1945; day Germans signed an unconditional surrender

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12
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WWII death total

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more than 55 million people; many civilians

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bond

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certificate promising to pay buyer a set amount of money in future; way to raise $ in war

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Battles of Iwo Jima & Okinawa

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costly Allied victories; brought Allies within easy reach of Japan

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Italian form of govt.

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fascism; extreme nationalism

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Neutrality Acts

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banned selling weapons & making loans to nations at war

17
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America First Committee

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said America should stay out of Europe’s problems

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goals of bombing of Britain

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destroy British air force & break British morale so they would surrender

19
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atomic bomb project

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top-secret Manhattan Project

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ESSAY: Describe how the United States gradually became involved in WWII. How did most Americans feel about the war? What event pushed the U.S. to declare war?

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  • most sided w/Allies but FDR maintained neutrality
  • prepared for war just in case
  • first peacetime draft in history–Selective Service & Training Act
  • instructed navy to protect British ships near American shores
  • economic pressure on Japan
  • Lend-Lease Act
  • bombing of Pearl Harbor–declaration of war by Congress

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