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Ch.17 section 3 and 4
final exam
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History
11th Grade
05/19/2010

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commander of the Allied forces in the Philippines
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General Douglas MacArthur
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Members involved in Yalta Conference
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U.S-FDR,Great Britain- Winston Churchill,Soviet Union-Joseph Stalin
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Battle of Guadalcanal
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Japan had to turn toward a defensive role instead of an offensive role
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Gains made by women in World War 2
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millions of women entered the workforce for the first time,1/3 jobs in defense industry,women had more challenging work and better pay
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fate of postwar Germany-Roosevelt,Stalin,Churchill
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FDR wanted Soviet help in establishing an international peace keeping organization
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fate of postwar Germany-Roosevelt,Stalin,Churchil
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split Germany into geographic divisions and war trials
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
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forced Japan navy to play a minor role in the rest of the war.
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Battle of Okinawa
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only island left to conquer in order to reach Japan
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Island Hopping
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capturing certain key islands,one after another
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Trinity Test
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first atomic bomb test
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Paul Tibbits
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Pilot of the Enola Gay
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