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WW2
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US Isolationism
Time period where the USA was opposed to joining the war. This is due to the hardships that many blamed ww1 for. -
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Interwar Foreign Policy
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Us provides military supplies to the Allies
The United States of America in fear of Germany's threat supplied the Allies with guns and general resources for war. Although they were not involved with the conflict yet. -
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Militairy
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Pearl Harbor
Bombing of US military base located in Hawaii. End of US isolationism as the majority of the nation is compelled to war against Japan and the axis powers. -
US Reasons for war
The reasons that the US went from isolationism to being an active participant in the war is due to the change of public opinion. The events that fueled that change are as follows: Japans attack on pearl harbor, German U boats sinking US ships, and fear of Hitlers expansionist ideal. -
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US involvement
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War Production Board
Board that changed the nation from peacetime manufacturing to manufacturing for the war effort. This was a massive economic benefit for the nation as it provided 17 million jobs and increased the income for manufacturing by 100%. -
Executive Order 9066
The mass evacuation of possible security threats inland to containment centers. This moved over 100,000 Japanese people away from the west coast to internment camps. -
Manhattan project
The Manhattan project was the development of the atomic bomb. It took place in new Mexico, Washington, Tennessee, and Canada. It was created in response to intelligence that Hitler might have been working on an atomic weapon since the late 1930s. -
Start of US Island Hopping Campaign
US started their island hopping campaign through occupation of Guadalcanal. This was a marine strategy that let the USA make progress by only taking certain islands this allowed them to save time, money, and lives on the war with the Empire of Japan. -
Operation Torch
USA first involvement in the war, accompanied by soviets for second front against Germany. -
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Mobilization
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We can do it, propaganda poster
Propaganda poster directed at raising worker morale, due to people being absent from work and worries of labor strikes. -
Office of War Mobilization
Government agency created to coordinate other government agencies that were involved with the war effort. -
D- Day
Day that the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy. Incredibly bloody battle, Start of the Allied push into German occupied France. -
Paris peace treaties
This treaty allowed the fallen axis powers to apply for the united nations and continue as sovereign states in international affairs.