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Executive Order 8802
The Executive Order 8802 was to prohibit racial discrimination in the national security. It was signed by FDR. -
PearlHarbor
Pearl harbor was a military suprise strike conducted by the imperial Japanese Navy agaist the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
U.S. entered WWII
They joined because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. -
Manhattan Project
The manhattan project was an enormous undertaking that required the efforts of many of the world's most brilliant intellectuals. Hundreds of physicists, mathematicians, and engineers were needed to design, build, and test the world's first atomic weapon and the Unites States government did everything in its power to lure these individuals to the Manhattan Project. It took place in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico. -
Blitzkrieg
this force would drive a breach in emenmy defenses , permitting armored tank divisions to penetrate rapidly and roam freely behind enemy lines , causing shock and disorganization among the enemy defenses. a stratey used by germany -
Yalta Conference
A WWII meeting of the heads of the government of the us, uk, and the soviet union represented by president franklin d. roosevelt, prime minister winston churchill, and premier joseph stalin to discuss europe's post-war reorganization. -
Okinawa
was fought on the Ryuku Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific war.battle lasted 82 days - Result: Okinawa occupied US until 1972 -
Potsdam Conference
The potsdam conference was that they wanted to divide germany and austria into 3 or 4 zones of occupation, with all the powers of occupation represented in berlin and vienna. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was the American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
D-Day
It initiated the western allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during WWII.
