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unit 6

Published on Feb 26, 2016

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Unit 6 vocab

William Henderson

Korematsu vs United States

Japanese American that fought the gov and lost to the ruling of the supreme court 
Photo by vgm8383

Executive Order 9066

order given by the president to send all Japanese Americans in the west to camps 

Lend Lease Act

lend or lease any military weapons to allies of american 
Photo by Peer.Gynt

Neutrality Acts 1939

america staying neutral during the war banning affiliation with it  

442nd Regimental

regiment made up of Japanese Americans most decorated unit 
Photo by kaybee07

Navajo Code Talkers

Native Americans that used the native language to communicate throughout the war and it couldn't be broken 
Photo by Moyan_Brenn

Tuskegee Airmen

African American fighter pilots  
Photo by Airwolfhound

Rosie the Riveter

propaganda figure for women  
Photo by DonkeyHotey

Harry S Truman

VP for Roosevelt and became when FDR died 

Embargo

ban on trade or other activity with a particular country 
Photo by osipovva

Blitzkrieg

used by the Germans meaning lighting fast war 
Photo by luisoyo

Appeasement

giving what the person wants to appease them 
Photo by SS&SS

Fascism

political party that believed in a strong right wing  
Photo by timcowlishaw

Dwight Eisenhower

a general during the war and later became president he also commanded the D-day invasion  
Photo by Marion Doss

George Patton

a very hardcore United States general  

Winston Churchill

prime minister of Great Britain  
Photo by cliff1066™

Douglas Macarthur

general that came up with the strategy of island hopping 
Photo by peregrinari

Joseph Stalin

Dictator of the Soviet Union  
Photo by manhhai

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Nazi Germany  
Photo by mariosp

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President during the war. A great man 

V-J Day

victory for the US Japan surrendered ending WW2  
Photo by inallyourways

V-E Day

victory in Europe Nazi Germany surrenders  
Photo by Marion Doss

Manhattan Project

secret project that built the atomic bombs dropped on Japan 
Photo by Great Beyond

Operation Overlord

code name for the battle of Normandy  
Photo by Exothermic

Operation Torch

British and America invasion of French North Africa  

Island Hopping

Hopping from island to island capturing each one 

Doolittle Raid

air raid by the US on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places  
Photo by wbaiv

Bracero Program

Mexican citizens were encouraged to come to the US to work in agriculture

Zoot Suit Riot

due to the excessive use of fabric these outfits were seen as unpatriotic 
Photo by Mark Fischer

Double V Campaign

African American movement for victory against fascism abroad and racism at home 
Photo by Vox Efx

Victory Gardens

gardens made by people to increase food production for themselves 

Rationing

ration the food at home to send to the soldiers overseas  
Photo by willandbeyond

Pearl Harbor

Dec. 7 1941 Japan bombs pearl harbor which pulls America into the war  
Photo by shayhaas

Hemisphere Defense Zone

Roosevelt declared that the entire western half of the Atlantic was neutral  
Photo by Whatsername?

Four Freedoms Speech

Speech delivered by Roosevelt which he reminded American people of their freedoms 

2nd Great Migration

African Americans headed north to work in the factories  
Photo by DoctorTac