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Appeasement was a strategy used by Great Britain and France to try to keep peace and please Hitler. They hoped that if they let Hitler get away with a few things, he would stop demanding and they would be able to avoid our war. Neville Chamberlain boasted that they had achieved "Peace for our time", but this peace didn't last long.
War bonds were sold by the US government, who encouraged people to buy them. They helped fund the war effort and the people were paid back after the war was over. Buying bonds was one way that Americans who weren't in service could help out with the war effort.
The UN was a peacekeeping organization that was established after WWII ended. The UN tries to solve global problems without warfare and tries to promote social welfare and equality.
The Four Freedoms Speech was Franklin Roosevelt's most famous speech where he outlined the four freedoms that he believed everyone should have- the freedom of religion, of speech, of want, and freedom from fear.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor damaged several US fleets, killed and injured civilians and workers, and created a lot of damage to buildings as well. As a result of this bombing, the US joined the war the next day against Japan and the Axis powers.
Rationing was something that Americans at home did to try to help out with the war effort. Americans conserved materials and limited the purchasing of products so that all the manufacturing power could be directed towards the war.
Victory Gardens were community gardens that were grown to help out the war effort (so that more food could be sent to the soldiers in the war). Victory gardens were one of the many ways that those who were too old to fight/ children/ women could help out.
The Doolittle Raid was the name of the mission created by James Doolittle to bomb Japan. They did this through their strategy of island hopping to gradually win back islands.
Island hopping was a strategy that Americans used in the Pacific Coast to get closer to Japan. We planned to take over islands that were on the way to Japan and slowly inch our way closer to Japan, or to an island close enough to bomb Japan.
Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, was the plan to liberate France from Nazi control. The Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy and gained control of France, which gave them a passage into Germany and the rest of Europe.
The Bracero program was a program that the US and Mexico worked together on. They allowed Mexican workers to come to the US and help grow food for the soldiers in the war, as well as provide a cheap source of labor.
The Manhattan project was a secret project that very few knew about. The goal of the manhattan project was to develop the world's first atomic bomb. Although it was called the Manhattan project, the project was actually held in the deserts of New Mexico, far away from others.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American flyers in WWII. They were known as one of the most famous groups of flyers because of their accuracy, and they paved a way for African Americans to enter the war (they were a trial).
The Navajo Code Talkers were Indigenous People who fought for the Allies during the war. Because none of the Axis powers had translators and couldn't understand their languages, they were used to relay messages in a safe way that couldn't be intercepted and translated.
Executive Order 9066 was a famous executive order which forced all Japanese Americans to abandon their homes and normal lives and be sent to relocation camps. Because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the nation became increasingly scared and racist towards Japanese Americans and many suspected them of being spies.
Vehicles for victory is an example of how factories shifted from producing consumer goods to war goods. Citizens were often asked to provide scrap metal, iron, and steel to the government so that they could maximize and create more weapons for the soldiers who were fighting.
The Allies were those who were fighting against Japan and the facist powers. The main Allied powers were the US, Great Britain, France, and the USSR. However, they were also aided by Canada, Mexico, Australia, and several other countries.
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Fascist party in Germany. His goal was to unify German-speaking countries and make an empire of those of the "Aryan Race". He did this by trying to "purify" his country and take over, and he sent Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses, gypsies, and others into concentration camps in the Holocaust, one of the worst genocides known in human history.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the most famous presidents of the United States. He took control during the Great Depression and passed a series of New Deal reforms- whose programs are still running today (some of them). He was a symbol of hope during the Depression and the War and is the only president ever to have served three terms. However, he passed away before he could finish his third term.
Harry Truman became president after Roosevelt passed away. He is most famous for ordering the dropping of the nuclear bomb, which was a very controversial decision that is still analyzed by historians today.
