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Chapter 25
World War II
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History
12th Grade
11/28/2011

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USSR
Definition
Union of Socialist Soviet Republic which the U.S. decided to recognize during WWII
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Trade Agreement Act
Definition
will lower the tariff and increase trade
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Hitler
Definition
became chancellor and dictator of Germany
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Benito Mussolini
Definition
Dictator of Italy. Invaded Ethiopia.
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Neutrality Act
Definition
passed in the U.S. to remain out of WWII
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Austria
Definition
Annexed by Hitler in 1938 during WWII
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Foreign Policy
Definition
increase trade and reduce tariff
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Fascism
Definition
military controlled country
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Munich Conference
Definition
Hitler receives Sudentenland and takes part of Czechoslovakia.
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France
Definition
unprepared babies that lose really fast and give gifts that turn green over the years (Statue of Liberty)
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Pearl Harbor
Definition
Japan's attack of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii which drew the U.S. into WWII
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War Productions Board
Definition
lets business still make money but change what they make.
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the Office of Price Administration
Definition
regulates prices and sets rations of products.
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the Revenue Act
Definition
raised taxes and start selling war bonds
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Zoot suit riots
Definition
race riots in the Southwest
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D-Day
Definition
the largest amphibious assault in history. An invasion of Normandy, France during WWII
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Big Three at Yalta
Definition
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet in Yalta in 1945. USSR will get part of China and North Korea in exchange for entering the war against Japan.
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Atomic Bomb
Definition
the Manhattan Project that was dropped in Hiroshima and then in Nagasaki three days later. Decision made by Truman
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Eisenhower Strategy
Definition
take north Africa and then move up Italy in a slow war. In the Pacific the battle of corel Sea will be an all air battle and then U.S. troops will stop the Japanese advance at the Battle of Midway.
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the Battle of the Bulge
Definition
Germans push forces about 50 miles but the success will be short lived when the Germans are surrounded and destroyed
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Women during WWII
Definition
serve as nurses, cooks, and support staff. In 1943 there is the first female doctor.
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