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Battle of the Bulge

Who

A

Hitler

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Battle of the Bulge

What

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German offensive campaign

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Battle of the Bulge

When

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1944-1945

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Battle of the Bulge

Where

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Ardennes region

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Battle of the Bulge

Why

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Costliest battle for the US, but ended serious German resistance in the West

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Braceros

Who

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Mexican contract laborers

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Braceros

What

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Admitted to the US for a limited time to work at specific jobs

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Braceros

When

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1942 began to be admitted

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Braceros

Where

A

US

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Braceros

Why

A

Some US employers began to actively recruit Hispanics

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Who

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African Americans

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

What

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Organization that mobilized mass popular resistance to discrimination in a way that the older, more conservative organizations had never done

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

When

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1942

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Why

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Helped produce the Civil Rights Movement

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D Day

Who

A

Eisenhower

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D Day

What

A

Allies invaded Western Europe

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D Day

When

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1944

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D Day

Where

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Normandy coast

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D Day

Why

A

Beginning of the end of war in Europe

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Eisenhower

Who

A

Commander of the Allied forces in Europe

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Eisenhower

What

A

Send the vast armada into action on D Day

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Eisenhower

When

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1944

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Eisenhower

Where

A

Europe (Normandy)

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Eisenhower

Why

A

Contributed to winning WW2

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Enola Gay

Who

A

Truman

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Enola Gay

What

A

Boeing B29 bomber

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Enola Gay

When

A

1945

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Enola Gay

Where

A

Hiroshima

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Enola Gay

Why

A

First aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, which completely incinerated Hiroshima, but the Japanese government still did not surrender immediately

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Enrico Fermi

Who

A

Scientist

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Enrico Fermi

What

A

Discovered the radioactivity of uranium

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32
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Enrico Fermi

When

A

1930s

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33
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Enrico Fermi

Where

A

Italy

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34
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Enrico Fermi

Why

A

Achieved the first controlled fission chain reaction

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35
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Guadalcanal

Who

A

Allied forces

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Guadalcanal

What

A

Ferocious island battle where the US took the offensive

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Guadalcanal

When

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1942

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38
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Guadalcanal

Where

A

Island of Guadalcanal

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Guadalcanal

Why

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Japanese were forced to abandon the island, and with it their last change of launching an affective offense to the South

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Truman

Who

A

VP and later President of the US

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41
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Truman

What

A

Ordered the air force to use the atomic bombs against Japan

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42
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Truman

When

A

1945

43
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Truman

Where

A

Japan

44
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Truman

Why

A

Ended WW2, but also caused mass destruction

45
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Hiroshima

Who

A

Truman

46
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Hiroshima

What

A

Japanese industrial city where the first atomic bomb was dropped

47
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Hiroshima

When

A

1945

48
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Hiroshima

Where

A

Japan

49
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Hiroshima

Why

A

Completely incinerated, but the Japanese government still did not surrender immediately, so the US dropped another bomb

50
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Holocaust

Who

A

Hitler

51
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Holocaust

What

A

Massive genocide of millions of Jews

52
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Holocaust

When

A

WW2

53
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Holocaust

Where

A

Germany

54
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Holocaust

Why

A

One of the darker parts of world history

55
Q

Korematsu vs US

Who

A

Supreme Court

56
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Korematsu vs US

What

A

Landmark Supreme Court case concerning the internment of Japanese

57
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Korematsu vs US

When

A

1944

58
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Korematsu vs US

Where

A

US

59
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Korematsu vs US

Why

A

Ruled that the relocation of Japanese was constitutionally permissible

60
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Luftwaffe

Who

A

German air force

61
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Luftwaffe

What

A

Weakened by US bombing

62
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Luftwaffe

When

A

WW2

63
Q

Luftwaffe

Where

A

Germany

64
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Luftwaffe

Why

A

Became a less formable obstacle

65
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Manhattan Project

Who

A

US government

66
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Manhattan Project

What

A

Research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during WW2

67
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Manhattan Project

When

A

1945

68
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Manhattan Project

Where

A

Japan

69
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Manhattan Project

Why

A

Ended WW2, but caused mass destruction

70
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Midway

Who

A

Chester Nimitz

71
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Midway

What

A

Naval battle in WW2

72
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Midway

When

A

1942

73
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Midway

Where

A

Midway Island

74
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Midway

Why

A

Important terning point in the war where the US regained control of the Pacific

75
Q

Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Who

A

First led by Leon Henderson and then by Chester Bowles

76
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Office of Price Administration (OPA)

What

A

Administration that had the authority to freeze farm prices, wages, salaries, and rents as given to it by the Anti Inflation Act

77
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Office of Price Administration (OPA)

When

A

1942

78
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Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Where

A

US

79
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Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Why

A

Because of its success, inflation was a much less serious problem during WW2

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Okinawa

Who

A

Japanese and US armies

81
Q

Okinawa

What

A

Battle in which US attacked and Japanese responded with kamikaze planes and desperate nighttime attacks

82
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Okinawa

When

A

1945

83
Q

Okinawa

Where

A

Okinawa islands

84
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Okinawa

Why

A

Further evidence of the strength of the Japanese resistance, and persuaded the US to use atomic bombs to end the war

85
Q

Relocation Centers

Who

A

FDR authorized

86
Q

Relocation Centers

What

A

Facilities where Japanese people were sent

87
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Relocation Centers

When

A

1942

88
Q

Relocation Centers

Where

A

Western mountains and deserts

89
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Relocation Centers

Why

A

Infringement on civil liberties

90
Q

Rosie the Riveter

Who

A

Cultural icon

91
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Rosie the Riveter

What

A

Represented women who worked in factories during WW2

92
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Rosie the Riveter

When

A

First used in 1942

93
Q

Rosie the Riveter

Where

A

US

94
Q

Rosie the Riveter

Why

A

Symbolized the new importance of the female industrial workforce

95
Q

Washington Conference

Who

A

Secretary of State Charles Evan Hughes

96
Q

Washington Conference

What

A

Attempt to prevent what was threatening to become a costly arms race between US, GB, and Japan

97
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Washington Conference

When

A

1921

98
Q

Washington Conference

Where

A

DC

99
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Washington Conference

Why

A
  1. Established limits of racial tonnage and a ration of arms among signatories
  2. Sanctioned Japanese domination of East Asia
  3. Began the New Era effort to protect peace
100
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Zoot Suits

Who

A

Members of Mexican street gangs

101
Q

Zoot Suits

What

A

While soldiers invaded Mexican American communities and attacked the soot suiters, and a fight broke out known as the soot suit rio

102
Q

Zoot Suits

When

A

1943

103
Q

Zoot Suits

Where

A

LA

104
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Zoot Suits

Why

A

LA eventually passed a law prohibiting the wearing of zoot suits

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