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  within days of Germany's attack on Poland Roosevelt expanded the army to 227,000 soldiers
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  Treaty signed by soviets and Germans.
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  The Germans had defeated the polish army.
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  The Pittsburgh Couriers idea to urge the reader to support the war to win a double victory over Hitler's racism abroad and racism at home.
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  Hitler launched a new blitzkrieg.
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  France surrendered to Germany. This changed the opinion of a peacetime draft in Americans eyes from un-wanted to wanted.
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  The Air force created its first A.A. unit, the 99th pursuit regiment.
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  Allowed War Department to declare any part of U.S. a military zone and to people from zone as needed.
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  First time congress allowed women in the military.
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  The symbol of the campaign to hire women.