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U.S delcares Neutrality
As World War I erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States, a position that a vast majority of Americans favored -
Vicotry Gardens
Vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World War I and World War II. -
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Benito Mussolini
Head of the Italian Government after leading Italy into 3 sucessful wars -
Dictator
The rise of Dictators and a controlled government during The Great Depression -
Fascism
Came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe of an Authoritarian and Nationalistic right-wing system of government and Social Organization. -
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Adolf Hitler
He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany -
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FDR
32nd President of the United States. He lead the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war -
Rape of Nanking
An episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanking during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Occured over a 6 week period with over 300,00 citizens killed -
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Winston Churchill
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Also an officer in the Britsh Army -
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Vernon Baker
Baker was the only living black American World War II veteran of the seven belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor when it was bestowed upon him by President Bill Clinton in 1997. -
Propaganda
Propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory. Using a vast array of media, propagandists fomented hatred for the enemy and support for America's allies, urged greater public effort for war production and victory gardens, persuaded people to save some of their material so that more material could be used for the war effort. -
Lend Lease Act
A program under which the United States supplied Free France, Great Britain, the Republic of China, and later the USSR and other Allied nations with food, oil, and material. -
Women's Roles in WWII
World War II involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable. -
Peral Harbor
A surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
War Bonds and Rationing
The United States issued war bonds during World War II, when full employment collided with rationing, and war bonds were seen as a way to remove money from circulation as well as reduce inflation. -
Japanese-American Interment Camps
The U.S. government ordered the removal of Japanese Americans in 1942, shortly after Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. -
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Audie Murphy
The most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, Including the Metal of Honor -
Office of War Information
A United States government agency created during World War II to consolidate existing government information services and deliver propaganda both at home and abroad. -
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Harry S. Truman
The 33rd President of the United States. President at the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War. -
Fire Bombing of Dreden
An attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, that took place in the final months of the Second World War in the European Theatre. An estimated 22,700 to 25,000 people were killed and the bombing resulted over 1,600 acres of land destroyed.