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World War II

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Executive Order 8802 presidential action of FDR on June 25, 1941, to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry; the first federal action to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the U.S.
Adolf Hitler leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Germany during World War II.
Benito Mussolini leader of the National Fascist Party and dictator of Italy during World War II.
Joseph Stalin leader of the Soviet Union during World War II and the early years of the Cold War.
Holocaust the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II by Nazi Germany.
Neutrality Acts series of laws passed by Congress in the 1930s, in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia, to prevent the United States from being drawn into another war.
America First Committee group opposed to American involvement and entry into World War II.
Blitzkrieg a swift, sudden military offensive by ground and air forces intended to achieve a quick victory (lightning war).
Selective Service and Training Act passed in 1940 and became the first peacetime draft in U.S. history; required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register with local draft boards.
Winston Churchill British Prime Minister during World War II.
Atlantic Charter a joint proclamation in 1941 by the United States and Britain stating the plans for the world after World War II.
Lend Lease Act 1941 legislation allowing the U.S. to ship war materials and supplies, without immediate payment, to nations fighting the Axis powers.
Harry S Truman became President of the United States following the death of FDR; leader of the United States at the conclusion of World War II and made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii location of the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet; attacked by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941, which brought the U.S. into World War II.
Manhattan Project codename for the development of an atomic bomb by the United States during World War II.
Dwight D. Eisenhower the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II.
Douglas MacArthur American general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army; played a prominent role in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Bataan Death March a 60 mile march of American and Filipino soldiers by the Japanese during the Battle of the Philippines remembered for the death rate and cruelty of the Japanese towards the POWs.
“Double V” Campaign African American campaign to raise awareness about segregation and racism during World War II advocating a Victory over racism at home and abroad.
Zoot Suit Riots a series of attacks that erupted in Los Angeles, California during World War II, between servicemen stationed throughout the city and Latino youths.
Rosie the Riveter a World War II propaganda creation to encourage women to work in war factories.
Korematsu v. United States landmark U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Japanese internment during World War II; the court held that the need to protect against espionage outweighed individual rights.
D-Day name given to June 6, 1944, the day the Allies launched an invasion of the European mainland at Normandy in France.
Tuskegee Airmen African American fighter pilots who flew with distinction during World War II.
GI Bill of Rights 1944 legislation that provided financial and educational benefits for World War II veterans; also known as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act.
Congress of Racial Equality a civil rights group founded in 1942 to work against segregation in Northern cities.
Navajo Code Talkers Native Americans who served in the US Marine Corps transmitting coded messages in the Pacific Theater.
Island-Hopping United States military tactic in the Pacific Ocean during World War II of capturing strategic islands en route to Japan.
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