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APUSH Chapter 36

APUSH 2014/2015

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Henry J. Kaiser leading American industrialist and shipbuilder during WWII
A. Philip Randolph head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters whose threatened march on Washington opened up more job opportunities for blacks during WWII
Douglas MacArthur commander of the US army in the Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz commander of the US navy in the Pacific; strategist of the "island-hopping" campaign
Dwight D. Eisenhower commander of the Allied military assault against Hitler in North Africa and France
Joseph Stalin allied leader who constantly pressured the US and GB to open a second front against Hitler
George S. Patton Known as "Old Blood and Guts," George S. Patton, Jr. was one of the most colorful generals of World War II. During World War II he served in North Africa and Sicily before becoming the commander of the Third Army.
Thomas E. Dewey Republican presidential nominee in 1944
Harry S. Truman former senator from Missouri; FDR's VP; became president when FDR died
Albert Einstein German-born physicist who helped persuade FDR to develop the atomic bomb
War Production Board federal agency that coordinated US industry and successfully mobilized the economy to produce vast quantities of military supplies
Office of Price Administration enforced the Anti-Inflation act; worked to combat inflation by freezing prices of agricultural products, wages, salaries, and rents
War Labor Act 1943; in response to labor unrest during WWII; made it a criminal offense to provoke strikes in industries working on government contracts or plants necessary for the war effort
Smith-Connally Act authorized the federal government to seize industries and make strikes against government-operated industry a criminal offense
braceros Mexican-American workers brought into the US to provide an agricultural labor supply
Fair Employment Practices Commission federal agency established to guarantee job opportunities for blacks during WWII
Casablanca Conference 1943; FDR-Churchill conference in North Africa; they planned the invasion of Italy and further steps in the Pacific War
second front established by the D-Day invasion; the invasion of Western Europe by the US, Britain, and France in 1944; took pressure off of the Russians and divided the Germans
Tehran Conference FDR, Stalin, and Churchill met to plan D-Day in coordination with Russian strategy against Hitler and the East
D Day June 6, 1944; turning point in WWII; Eisenhower led the largest invasion in history onto the beaches of Normandy and began the process of re-taking France
V-E Day May 8, 1945; victory in Europe when the Germans surrendered; WWII ends
Potsdam Conference Final wartime meeting between US, Britain, and the Soviet Union at Potsdamn in 1945. Truman, Churchill, and Stalin discussed the future of Europe but their failure of agreement soon led to the onset of the Cold War.
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