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Neutrality Acts
The Neutrality Acts were passed by Congress in the 1930s, they were passed in response to the issues in Europe and Asia that led to World War II. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research/development program during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. -
"Cash and Carry" plan
Cash and carry was a policy that replaced the Neutrality Acts of 1936. -
Selective Training and Service Act
The Selective Training and Service Act required that men who were between the ages of 21 and 36 enlisted in local drafts. -
Roosevelt's "Arsenal of Democracy" speech
During WWII the Arsenal of Democracy was the slogan used by Roosevelt in a radio broadcast, Roosevelt promised to help the UK fight Germany by providing them with military supplies. -
Randolph's March on Washington
The March was designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and to encourage them to provide fair working opportunities for African Americans. -
Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms were goals talked about by Roosevelt in his Four Freedoms speech where he proposed four freedoms that people everywhere in the word should enjoy: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear. -
Lend-Lease Act
Lend-Lease Act is when Congress authorized the sale, lease, transfer, and exchange of weapons and supplies to any country whose defense seemed vital to the United States' protection. It was the United States' way of staying out of the war while still helping other countries. -
FEPC
Executive Order 8802: banned “discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin.” -
War Production Board
The War Production Board was an agency of the United States that supervised war production during WWII. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a declaration released by President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill that provided a statement of U.S. and British war aims. -
Office of Price Administration
The Office of Price Administration was originally formed to control money and rents after the outbreak of World War II. -
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America First Committee
The America First Committee was a group against American entry into WWII. -
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE is an African-American civil rights organization in the US that played a major role for African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Japanese Internment Camps
The internment of Japanese Americans in the US during WWII was the forced relocation Japanese Americans in camps in the western parts of the country. -
Bracero Program
The Bracero Program was a series of laws and diplomatic agreements when the US signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement with Mexico. -
Zoot Suit Riots
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of attacks in LA by white American servicemen against young Mexican Americans (and other minorities) who were residents of the city. -
War Labor Disputes Act
War Labor Disputes Act gave the president power to seize and operate privately owned war plants when an actual or threatened strike or lockout interfered with war efforts. -
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States was Supreme Court case about whether or not the Executive Order 9066, that ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II (regardless of citizenship), was constitutional. -
What the Negro Wants
A set essays on the subject "What the Negro Wants" written by fifteen African American individuals. -
An American Dilemma - The American Creed
An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy is a study of race relations authored by Gunnar Myrdal. -
GI Bill of Rights
G.I. Bill provided benefits to World War II veterans. -
Bretton Woods conference
The Bretton woods conference of 730 delegates to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the end of WWII. -
United Nations
A governmental organization that promotes international cooperation. -
Navaho Talkers
Navajo speakers were specially recruited during WWII by the Marines to serve in their communication units.