Unit 7 Flashcards
1
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Land Lease Act
A
- US lends weapons to Britain
- no more US neutrality
- more factories which reduced unemployment
2
Q
good neighbor policy
A
- US wants to become better allies with countries in Latin America
- won’t invade them anymore
3
Q
Cash and carry policy
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- countries would pay the US for weapons in cash
- transport the weapons in their own ships
4
Q
America First Committee
A
- group of policymakers that believed that it wasn’t in America’s interest to participate in the war
- similar to present day thinking
5
Q
London Conference
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- 66 nations go to address worldwide depression
- US leaves
- represents an isolationist stance to the world
6
Q
Neutrality Act of 1939
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- allies could buy war materials
- leads to cash and carry policy
7
Q
Election of 1940
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- FDR wins a landslide
- first time a president has won a third term
8
Q
Invasion of Soviet Union by Germany
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- Hitler invades Russia for resources
- shows Hitler will do whatever he wants to do
9
Q
Atlantic Charter
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- US conference between Britain
- agree to help Britain through providing ships
- signals US for allies
10
Q
European Theater
A
- war fought in europe
- allies take over Italy and South Africa
- goal was to squeeze german troops back into Germany
11
Q
Pacific Theater
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- war fought in the pacific
- Phillipines was key
- island hopping was the strategy
12
Q
D-day
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- largest invasion in history
- allies stormed the normandy beaches
- proved successful
13
Q
Island Hopping
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- US would capture an island
- skip the middle and go to the next
- middle island would fall they thought
14
Q
Pearl Harbour
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- Japan fleet attacks naval base
- changed americas views about isolation
15
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Battle of Bulge
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- last battle for germany
- germany lost
- hitler commited suicide weeks later
