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Battle of the Atlantic
After the attack on pearl harbor, Hitler plan to use submarine to attack ships along America's east coast, which would prevent food and war supplies reaching Great Britain and Soviet Union. -
lend-lease plan
The president would lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country whose defense was vital to the U.S.The plan thus gave Roosevelt the power to lend arms to Britain with the understanding that, after the war, America would be paid back in kind. -
office of price administration
Fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods. Higher taxes reduced consumer demand by leaving workers less to spend. -
war production board
Decided what companies would convert from peacetime to wartime production. It also made to collect iron into war goods. -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japanese zero surprisingly attacked U.S. naval base in Hawaii. The attack continued for 2 hours, and made big damages.
The attack changed the course of history and shifted the entire country’s focus, making it possible for the United States to join the war. -
U.S. Convoy system
Hitler sank 87 ships, America removed their cargo ships into convoys. Convoys escorted and provide protection. They were also airplanes above the sea. -
women's auxiliary army corps
WAAC was established to work with the Army, "for the purpose of making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill, and special training of the women of the nation." -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
internment
After the bombing, citizen panic, made false rumors about Japanese-Americans. Force to order the internment, they were removed to prison camp. They were no specific charges and had to sell their belongings less than true value. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad, Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies -
Operation torch
Operation Torch was the Anglo-American invasion of French Morocco and Algeria during the North African Campaign of World War II. -
unconditional surrender(Italian campaign)
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to accept only unconditional surrender. They also planned to attack Italy, Sicily first. After the attack, the dictator of Italy resigned, stopped the war. -
Battle of Anzio
The operation was opposed by German forces in the area of Anzio. The attempt to try to free Italy was a bloody battle. -
Korematsu v. United States
JA fought for justice. At first Supreme court decided in Korematsu v. United States the camp was decided as a military necessity. But after the war, president Ronald Reagan signed to pay every JA who were in the camps.(JACL) -
D-day
Eisenhower planned to attack France, Normandy with their biggest troops. He made it German believe the attack would be at the place 150 miles far away from the actual place and Hitler prepared their large army there. D day was the largest land-sea-air operation. -
battle of bulge
launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg, towards the end of the war in Europe. The offensive was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy four Allied armies and force the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor. -
v-e day
Victory in Europe, the war is finally over. -
Harry S. Truman
Succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as vice president. -
Death of Hitler
He killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in Berlin.Eva Braun, his wife of one day, committed suicide with him by taking poison.
