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why did Americans not want to enter World War 2?

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they wanted to focus on their own problems (GD)

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what caused america to enter world war 2?

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pearl harbor

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why did japan want to go to wat against america?

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japan wanted an empire

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what was japans goal in attacking pearl harbor?

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their goal was to wipe america out of the pacific to build their empire

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why was pearl harbor on a sunday

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bc church was on a sunday
- it would be understaffed and unable to defend themselves

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what technology did america ignore on the morning or pearl harbor ?

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the radar

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what was the atlanatic charter?

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The atlantic charter was a meeting between FDR and Churchill to discuss and sign mutual aims of the war

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how did roosevelt feel about world war 2?

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He wanted to get into World War . And many Americans wanted to avoid it.
He makes a secret deal with Churchill regardless of american attitude if england is to fall.

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what acts did america pass before entering world war 2

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Lend- Lease act
Cash and carry act
Selective service act
Destroyers for bases deal

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what made the lend lease act important

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The lend-lease act shows that America is not neutral.

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List all of the Battles of WWII that the US fought in?

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Battle of the Atlantic, D- Day, Battle of the Bulge, Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Italian campaign

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battle of atlantic signififcance

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German submarines are attacking american ships throughout the Atlantic to stop supplies from getting to Europe

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D- Day

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It is the day we take the offensive against Germany; the beaches of Normandy; largest infamous invasion of all of history

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battle of the bulge

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Germany attacks American troops in the last ditch offensive

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Midway

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The turning point for the war in the Pacific 6 month after pearl harbor

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Iwo Jima

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It is the battle where the men are planting the flag takes place
It was them attacking a place where it could put american in place to put a bomb

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Okinawa

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American attack an island in order to invade japan
Because casualties were so high it made up reconsidering invading japan and possibly returning the bomb

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Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?

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the navajo

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Why was rationing goods and food during WWII necessary for America?

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In order to have enough supplies for war and soldiers because not enough was produced

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Why were Victory Gardens encouraged?

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To help save for rationing foods because americans farms were not producing enough

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What were Kamikaze bombers?

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crash them into the American ships in suicide runs.

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What was the strategy of “island hopping”?

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For fighting the japanese in which we would attack certain island and hop over to others

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What was the Manhattan Project?

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Building the atomic bomb

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What day marks the end of WWII?

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Atomic bomb day

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Why did America decide to drop the atomic bombs?

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Because Japan refused to surrender

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What was the Truman Doctrine?

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The United States would provide money to countries threatened by Communist expansion

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What was the Cold War?

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The Cold War was a period of intense geopolitical tension between the USA and the Soviet Union. It lasted from 1947 to 1991

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What was the Cold War fought over?

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It was fought over communism vs capitalism

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What was the policy of containment?

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The United States adopted a policy of containment to keep communism within its existing boundaries and prevent further Soviet aggression.

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Which President won the Cold War?

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President ronald reagan

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Why is the Space Race important?

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It shows how has more power and is smarter

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What is the concept of mutually assured destruction?

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They believed that neither side would launch a nuclear attack, because the other side would be able to strike back with its nuclear weapons, or mutually assured destruction.

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Why did America fight in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

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bc they were proxy wars

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