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1940s vocab

american history

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Neutrality act 1935 and 1937 1935- 1937- restricted us travel
Blitz krieg an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory
Maginot line a line of defensive fortifications
luft waffe german arial military branch
Holocaust mass killing of Jews
Lend-lease Promoted the defense of the us by supplying food to other countrys
Embargo an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
December 7th 1941 bombing of pearl harbor
Executive order 8802 to prohibit ethnic or racial discrimination in the nation's defense industry.
bracero program series of laws and diplomatic agreements
zoot suit high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders
internment camp Japanese forced relocation and incarceration in concentration camps in the western interior of the country
rationing saving something and using it wisely
victory garden gardens planted at private residences and public parks
war bonds debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war.
Battle of Iwo Jima us taking an island from the Japanese
Manhattan project research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons
Yalta Conference United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe
United nations intergovernmental organization responsible for maintaining international peace and security
I.M.T. series of military tribunals held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war
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