UNIT 6
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UNIT 6
vocabulary
Fascism
Nationalistic system of government and social organzation
Appeasement
The process of appeasing
Blitzkrieg
A military tactic used to create disorganization for enemy forces
Embargo
An official ban on trade with a certain country
2nd great migration
5 million+ African Americans migrated from the south to north during WW2
Four freedoms speech
The 4 kinds of freedom mentioned by FDR, freedom of speech, worth, want and fear.
Hemisphere defense zone
Entire western half of the hemisphere was declared neutral
Pearl harbor
Where the Japanese bombed us and caused the US to join war.
Rationing
People were only allowed a certain amount of things
Victory gardens
Growing food to send to the soldiers in the war
Victory gardens
Growing food to send to the soldiers in the war
Double V campaign
African Americans fighting for victory against fascism abroad and racism at home
Zoot suit riot
Riots that broke out during WW2 between sailors, soldiers, and Mexican American youth
Bracero program
U.S signed the Mexican farm labor with Mexico
Doolittle raid
An organized bombing mission on Tokyo for the pearl harbor attack
Island hopping
Securing each island until in reach of Japan
Operation torch
The first time Britain and America worked on an invasion plan together
Operation overlord
Code name for landing in France and the liberation of Europe
Manhattan project
The organized team of engineers and scientist to build an atomic bomb
V-E day
The day after Germany gave its unconditional surrender
V-J day
When japan ceased fighting in ww2
Franklin D Roosevelt
The president during WW2
Adolf Hitler
The leader of the German Nazis during WW2
Joseph Stalin
The leader of the soviet union during WW2
Douglas MacArthur
Came back for the Bataan allied prisoners
Winston Churchill
Prime minister during WW2
George Patton
Pushed back german forces into N.Africa leading them to surrender
Dwight Eisenhower
Supervised the invasion of Normandy and the Defeat of Nazi Germany
Harry S. Truman
Dropped the atomic bomb on Japan killing over 120,000 people
Rosie the Riveter
Represented American women who worked in factories and other "men's jobs" during WW2
Tuskegee Airmen
An African American "test unit" of airmen
Navajo code talkers
The only unbreakable code that transmitted vital messages
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442nd regimental
Japanese American loyalty to the U.S during WW2
Neutrality acts 1939
To limit the U.S involvement in future wars
Lend lease act
after helping the allies, they were to kindly repay the U.S
Executive order 9066
Deportaion of Japanese Americans
korematsu vs. U.S
Supreme court case on behalf of executive order 9066
