Unit 6 Vocab
Published on Feb 26, 2016
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Facism- an authorative and nationalistic rule over a nation through dictatorship. An example of a facist rule was Hitler and Mussolini because they both ruled over their nation and controlled most of its decisions.
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Appeasement- giving in to a powerful nations commands to prevent war. An appeasement was made when Chamberlain did what Nazi ermanyt wanted him to do in order to avoid any other future conflict between the nations.
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Blitzkrieg-"lightning war" fast combat. It was a form of attacking so the enemy would not be expecting any attack just like the Germans and the Nazis to take over sorrounding nations.
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Embargo- setting a limitation on trade between two or more nations. The United States placed an embargo on Japan in order to limit them from steel and oil so it will make it harder for them to attack.
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2nd Great Migration- movement of many african americans to the north. The african americans moved up north so the can urbanize and excape the brutal segregation that was found in the south.
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Four Freedoms Speech- speech given by FDR to adress freedoms. The speech was aimed at the national security right before declaring war on Japan.
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Hemispheric Defense Zone-defense strategy to protect american ships. Due to America's neutrality, the defense zone was aimed at protecting its ships from any other possible German attack.
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Pearl Harbor- attack on the naval base belonging to the US by the Japanese. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a turning point for the neutrality the US was having at the midst of war. This single event was one of many factors that caused them to get involved in the military battle.
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Rationing-limiting the usage of many essential resources for the daily life. Rationing was a big help to the soldiers because it allowed them to use the rationed materials to make more weapons and build better ships to fight off any other axis powers.
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Victory Gardens- gardens grown by citizens during time of war. These gardens were essentially for the survival during the war because food waqs very limited and the people had to put in their part in order to be able to eat on a daily basis.
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Double V Campaign- double victory, one at home and one abroad. The double victory was overcoming the facist rules from the axis powers and the racsim issues that were found inside the US.
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Zoot Suit Riot- riots based on certain suits worn. The Zoot Suits were dress suits that were typically rich in fabrics and carried a lot of many different designs that used up a lot of resources.
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Bracero Program-program used to hire mexican farm workers. The Mexican farm workers were helpfulvin the agricultural aspect of the US because they rebuilt a lot of destroyed land and helped harvest food.
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Doolittle Raid-a.k.a the Tokyo Raid by the americans. This raid caused by the US was aimed at the shaming of how weak Japan was compared to the americans air attack.
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Island Hopping- form of military formation. Island hopping was a war tactic used to sorround the enemy and cause them to give up the raided islands.
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Operation Torch- the british/american invasion on northern france. This operation was a codename for the invasion of northern France by the british americans in order to weaken all aspects of that nation and make it easier to take over.
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Operation Overlord- codename for the battle of normandy. This operation was a succesful german invasion and helped over 2 million troops invade germany.
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Manhattan Project- codename for the construction and planing of the atomic bomb. This operation was aimed at deploying the american atomic bomb on Japan which caused Japan to surrender and a victorious fleet by the americans to rule the axis powers.
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V-E Day- Victory in Europe day. This victory symbolized the take over of the axis powers in Europe and foreshadowed at the next victory.
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V-J Day- Victory in Japan day. This victory symbolized the total take over of the axis powers and a succesful defeat of them by the central powers.
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Franklin D Roosevelt- president during WWII.
FDR was the president that lead the US through most of the WWII and helped establish a greater nation that rose inpower through the world stage.
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Adolf Hitler- leader of Nazi Germany. Hitler was the commanding leader of the racial group, the nazis, who killed over 7 million people and was a great factor for the beginning of WII.
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Joseph Stalin- leader of the soviet union during WWII. Stalin was a facist ruler who for the most part terrorized many nations but ended up losing the most people due to the lack of planning out stratrgies.
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Douglas McArthur- general of the philippine army. McArthur was a general who played a prominent role during the Pacific Theater and earned himself a medal of honor.
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Winston Churchill- prime minister of great britain. Churchill met up with FDR to plan out a lot of war strategies and became a major role in the take over of the axis powers.
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George Patton- commander of the US's seventh army. Patton led many succesful combat missions and he played a great role in the European Theater and the invasion of normandy.
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Dwight Eisenhower- commander of war during WWII. Eisenhower was a commander who lead many succesful fleets and who eventually led to the D-Day.
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Harry S. Truman- president who took over the US after FDR. Truman was the man who had the final decision to make Japan surrender by dropping the atomic bombs into the central cities.
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Rosie the Riveter- US female symbol to encourage women to work. Rosie was a major factor in the encouragement of many women to work in the factories and become more independant when their partner was away in war.
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Tuskegee Airmen- african americans used as an experiment for war. The tuskegee airmen were used as an experimental group who protected many american bombers and led many succesful air victories.
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Navajo Code Talkers- 400 native american spies who had vital messages. These spies encodded vital messages for the US governement and helped keep every war tactic a secret.
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442nd Regimental- army made up of japanese americans in the US. The 442nd regiment helped the war effort by combating enemies and supporting the US throughout WWII and became an honorary group.
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Neutrality Acts 1939- acts the made the US neutral. These acts made the US become its own thing and it did not permit any other nation to interfere in any american affair.
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Lend Lease Act- act that aided the US from other nations. This act helped the US become overflowing woith resources from other nationsa and FDR took advantage of it by deploying ships and establishing them in foreign land.
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Executive Order 9066- order that persecuted all Japanese people in america. This executive order persecuted all Japanese people and forced them to lose all of their belongings then placed them in internment camps all due to national security and safety.
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