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| When germany, italy and japan signed a mutual defense treaty the tripartite pact. The three nations became known as... |
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| Congress passed in March 1941. Under this plan the president would lend or lease arms and other supplies to "any country whos defense was vital to the us" |
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| Womens Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) |
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| Under this bill women volunteers would serve in noncombat positions in the military. |
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| An africian american who called for all africian americans to c ome to the capital on july 1, 1941 to march under the banner "We loyal colored Americans Demand the right to work and fight for our country" |
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| The code name given by the OSRD in 1942 to develop a bomb as quickly as possible. |
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| Office of Price Administration (OPA) |
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| Created by Roosevelt, it fought inflation by reezing wages, prices and rents also Rationed foods such as meat butter cheese vegetables sugar and coffee |
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| War Production Board (WPB) |
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| This organization decided which companies would convert from peacetime to war time production and allocated raw materials to key industries. |
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| Households recieved ration books with coupons to be usded for buying such scarce goods as meat, shoes, sugar, coffee and gasoline. |
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| Also known as Operation overlord happend on June 6 1944 it was the first day of the allied invasion |
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| The turning point of the allied war when Germans got pushed back and lost thousands of troops so they retreated. |
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| May 8. 1945 Name given to the day when Victory in Europe. The war in europe was over |
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| 33rd president who became president after roosevent had a stroke and died on April 12, 1945 |
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| Commander of allied forces on the islands |
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| Japanese defense when suicide planes attack by crashing their planes with bombs into allied ships |
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| 2 citys that were bombed by atomic bombs. |
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| This bill provided education and training for veterans, paid for by the federal government.This also provided federal loan guarantees to veterans buying homes or farms or starting new businesses |
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| Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE) |
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| Created by civil rights leader James Farmer. It is an interracial organization to confront urban segregation in the north |
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| The act which 1,444 japense americans were carried away due to fear and prejudice against them. |
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| countries dominated by the soviet union where stalin installed communist governments. |
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| The act of preventing any extension of communist rule to other countries |
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| a confilct between the united states and the soviet union. |
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