World War II Flashcards
1
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Neutrality laws
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-says We can’t get involved but he knows we have to get involved because if Britain fails, we’re next!
2
Q
Lend Leese
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The US will lend war materials to GB & in return we get long term leases on military bases
3
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Manhattan project
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- to build the atomic bomb
- Einstein tells FDR that Germans are building it first
- 1943 we start building “the gadget”
- we built 3 atomic bombs
- on July 1, 1945 we tested it
4
Q
Battle of Okanowa
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-49,000 Americans died to take a tiny Japanese island
5
Q
Result of WWII
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- Germans, Japs, Italy defeated
- United Nations established
- birth of superpower bc we have atomic bomb
- new military, economy, technology
6
Q
Origin of WWII
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- Germans are angry about last war
- there’s political disorder post war