WWII Flashcards
Good Neighbor Policy
Plan to reduce U.S. imperialism in Latin America
Neutrality Acts
A series of laws passed to try to limit the U.S. involvement in WWII (before we formal got into the war).
Cash-and-Carry Policy
Allies could buy non-weapons from the U.S. as long as they paid cash and came and got the stuff themselves.
Destroyer-for-Bases Policy
The U.S. gave Great Britain old warships in exchange for the right to establish military bases in Newfoundland & the Caribbean
Lend-Lease Policy
The U.S. lent arms to allies when they couldn’t afford to pay for them
Atlantic Charter
British & U.S. plan for post-WWII world
Similar to the 14 Points
Declaration of the United Nations
Alliance agreement between U.S. , Great
Britain, USSR, & China in WW2
Mobilization
Getting things ready
Rationing
Limiting how much of something people can have
Bonds
Loans to the Government
A way to put money into savings
Scrap Drives
The Govt. paid Americans for scrap metal to use the materials for WWII.
Victory Gardens
Americans were encouraged to grow their own food during WWII in order to save resources
No-Strike Pledges
Labor Unions agreed not to strike during WWII to keep production up.
Japanese Internment
100,000 Japanese-Americans were put into prison camps during WWII
Atomic Bomb
Most powerful kind of weapon
Splits atoms to create a huge blast
Created during WWII
