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African American Discrimination
Asa Philip Randolph was a leader during the 1900's who organized and led the first African American Labor Union. -
U.S. Neutrality
U.S. Neutrality lifted an embargo in 1939 that had been set on arms. This meant that all arms could be sold by the "cash and carry" principle. The Lend Lease Act was created in March 1941 which allowed the U.S. to lend military equipment and supplies to nations 'vital' to defense of the U.S. -
FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the U.S. from 1933 until his death in 1945. -
Adolf Hitler
German Nazi dictator who led a mass genocide of Jews called the Holocaust. -
Japanese Embargo
The U.S. established an embargo on gasoline and oil exports to Japan. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack from the Japanese Navy against the U.S. Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Internment Camps
The American Government imprisoned Japanese Americans in internment camps just in case they were loyal to Japan. -
Conservation, Rationing, & Factory Production
Lots of materials and food were conserved and food was rationed to help the war effort. Factories started producing guns, tanks, planes, and ships to help the soldiers fighting in the war. -
Axis Powers & Allied Powers
The Axis Powers and the Allied Powers were fighting against each other during WWII. The Axis Powers consisted of Rome, Berlin, and Tokyo. The Allied powers included Great Britain, the United States, China, and the Soviet Union. -
Battle of Midway & Island Hopping
The U.S. won the Battle of Midway which occurred only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Island hopping was a military strategy used by the powers in attempt to win battles. -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter made a huge impact on the women who worked in factories. She represented the women's hard work and newfound employment due to the men going off to war. -
D-Day a.k.a. "Operation Overlord"
D-Day was an allied invasion of Normandy, France. This attack was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
These were both atomic bombs dropped on Japan to cause them to surrender. Nagasaki killed 40,000 people and Hiroshima wiped out 80,000 citizens immediately. The plan worked and Japan's Emperor Hirohito surrendered on September 2, 1945. -
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was the last major battle of WWII. -
Japanese Surrender
Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945 which brought World War II to an end. -
Manhattan Project
This was a secret research and development program contributed to greatly by Albert Einstein and General Leslie Groves. -
Harry Truman
Truman was the 33rd President and took office after FDR died. -
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower was a republican American Army General during World War II. He also served as the 34th president during the years 1953-1961.
