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History part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were Kaiser (liberty) ships? | large, sturdy merchant ships that carried supplies/troops made by Henry Kaiser. |
| what was the Manhattan Project? | the top secret project in America to develop the atomic bomb before Germany did |
| what was the goal of the Nuremburg Trials? | to establish the important principle that individuals must be responsible for their own actions |
| what was the goal of the Wannassee Conference? | the Nazis met to discuss a better approach to conquer Europe, rather than mass murder by firing squad. |
| what was the Nazi's new approach to conquering Europe decided in the Wannsee Conference? | genocide |
| why did the Chinese nationalist and communist leaders unite? | ???? |
| what really brought the US out of the Great Depression? | WWII????? |
| how were african americans treated during the war at home? | discrimination in employment, education, and housing |
| how did the government organize the war effort? | the Selective Training and Service Act and ???? |
| what was the allies early war stragety? | ??? |
| what was Vichy government? | the french government supervised the unoccupied south from the vacation resort of Vichy. was in collaboration with Germany. |
| what was CORE? | congress of racial equality. believed in using non violent techniques to end racism during WWII. |
| what was the Burma Road? | the road Britain used to send supplies to the Chinese. |
| Battle of Britain? | Germany fought Britain's airforce with their Luftwaft. they "accidentily strayed off path and attacked London." Britains RAF defended them well. Britain also had good code breakers. |
| VE Day? | when the fighting in Europe ended and Germany surrendured on May 8, 1945. (victory in Europe day) |
| who was targeted in Zoot Suit riots? | mexican americans |
| who were the code talkers? | ???? |