WW2 Flashcards

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Good neighbor policy

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Plan to reduce U.S. imperialism in Latin America

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2
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neutrality acts

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A series of laws passed to try to limit the U.S. as long as they paid cash and came and got the stuff themselves

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destroyer for bases policy

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U.S gave great Britain old warships in exchange for the right to establish military bases

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4
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lend-lease policy

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The U S lent arms to allies when they couldn’t afford to pay for them

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5
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atlantic charter

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British and u.s plan for post-ww2 world

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6
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Declaration of the united nations

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alliance agreement between U.S. Great Britain,USSR,and China in WW2

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7
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mobilization

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getting things ready for war

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8
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rationing

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limiting how much of something people can have

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9
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bonds

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loans to the government

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10
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scrap drives

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The goverment paid americans for scrap metal to use in the war.

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11
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victory gardens

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americans were encoureged to grow their own food during WW2 in order to save resources

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12
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no-strike pledges

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labor unions agreed not to strike during world war 2 to keep production up

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13
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japanese internment

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japanese-americans were put into prison camps during WW2

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14
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atomic bomb

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most powerful kind of weapon

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15
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hiroshima and nagasaki

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japanese citys where U.S dropped the atomic bomb

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16
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embargo

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ban on trade in a particular country