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Neutrality Acts
Series of acts passed in 1935 that created an embargo on trading arms with countries involved in the war. These acts also said that any Americans who traveled on ships of other nations would do so at their own risk -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill held a conference to plan the final stages of WWII and agreed to the territorial division in Europe -
"Cash and Carry" Plan
Stated that if a country at war wanted to purchase non-militaristic goods from the U.S., it had to pick them up in its own ships and pay for them in cash. It was adopted in 1937. -
Selective Training and Service Act
Imposed in 1940 to change the American opinion on neutrality. This act forced men between 21 and 35 to register for the army. It also caused the training of 1.2 million troops. -
America First Committee
A committee organized by isolationists in 1940 to oppose the entrance of the United States into World War II.
Senators, Journalist, and Publishers -
Tripartite Pact
Pact signed in Berlin, between Germany, Japan, and Italy creating a military alliance.
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Roosevelt's "Arsenal of Democracy" speech
Term introduced by President Franklin Roosevelt for America's role in World War II giving supplies to the British war effort. -
Lend Lease Act
Permitted the United States to lend or lease arms and other supplies to the Allies, signifying increasing likelihood of American involvement in World War II. -
Atlantic Charter
Document in which Roosevelt & Churchill make plans for winning the WW2, before America was even involved in the war. -
Randolph's March on Washington
Designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and providing fair working opportunities for African Americans. -
Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech
Adressed in State of Union by Ro
Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. -
FEPC
Federal agency established to guarantee opportunities for African-American employment in WWII industries -
Office of Price Administration
Regulated almost every aspect of civilians lives by freezing prices, wages, and rests and rationing, such commodities as meat, sugar, gasoline, and auto tires. -
US enter WWII
US has ebargo on Japan because of aggression in Pacific. Americans knew that an attack might happen but they thought the water at Pearl Harbor was too shallow. -
War Production Board
A federal agency that coordinated US. industry and successfully mobilized the economy to produce vast quantities of military supplies -
Manhattan Project
The US government's crash program to build an atomic bomb during -
Congress of Radical Equality(CORE)
Nonviolent civil rights organization founded in 1942 and committed to the "Double V" campaign, or victory over fascism abroad and racism at home. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Camps for Japanese Americans because US thought JA might be spies or a threat to the country -
Bracero Program
System agreed to by Mexican and American governments in 1942 under which tens of thousands of Mexicans entered the United States to work temporarily in agricultural jobs in the Southwest -
War Labor Disputes Act
Allowed the federal government to seize and operate industries threatened by or under strikes that would interfere with war production in World War II -
Tehran Conference/ Operation Overload
Allied amphibious assault landed on the Normandy coast and established a foothold in Europe, leading to the liberation of France from German occupation. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, between Anglo American sailors and Marines stationed in the city, and Latino youths -
GI Bill of Rights
Legislation passed in 1944 that provided benefits to World War II veterans. Through the Veterans Administration (VA), the bill provided grants for school and college tuition, low-interest mortgage and small-business loans, job training, hiring privileges, and unemployment payments. -
What the Negro Wants
Explains that blacks are denied each of the Four Freedoms, and also illustrates how the war strengthened black internationalism. -
An American Dilemma- The American Creed
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Bretton Woods Conference
It was a gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, situated in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II. -
V-J Day
Day when Japan surrendered -
United Nations
Organization founded after World War II to promote international peace and cooperation. -
Navaho Talkers/Code Used
U.S. military used the Navajo language as a code to transmit messages. Tribe members went with troops to help transmit messages. Only wartime code never broken.