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Benito Mussolini
He took advantage of the weakness of the liberal government. Skills for being a journalist helped his leadership skills which helped him set up the first meeting of the Fasci di
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FDR
The longest serving president of the United States. He brokered the new deal that helped pull the country out of the great depression. The president of WW2. -
Rape of Nanking
Nanking was the national capital of China that the Japanese occupied killing and estimated 40,000 people in six weeks. -
Adolf Hitler
Hitler was the leader of the Germany army that started the war of world war 2. In 1939 hitler decided to attack Poland. -
Nazism
It was the ideology and practice of the Nazis which were the ruling party of Germany during World War 2. -
U.S. declares Neutrality
The United Stated did not enter the war until Germany invaded Poland. -
Lend Lease Act
It was to help provide for the U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War two. B transfer arms or other defense materials that the Congress gave money to the government of any country whose defense seems vital to the defense of the U.S. -
Pearl Harbor
Was located in Hawaii. It was the scene of a suprise attack by the Japanese that brougt America into World War two. -
Propaganda
Propaganda was used to influence the public into supporting the war buying war bonds and rationing. -
Dictator
Dictators rule their countrys by force and aren't subject to the will of the people. -
Women’s Roles in WWII
Due to the men serving in the military there were more factory jobs that women could fill for the first time outside of their homes -
Japanese-American Interment Camps
Americans of Japanese descent were rounded up and held in camps to insure they were not spys. -
War Bonds and Rationing
It helped the U.S. finance the war. The bonds weren't primarily to raise money instead the war bonds were sold to take cash out of circulation and reduce the inflation pressure on a U.S. economy that had few goods for sale. The rationing was to help save food, that food was saved and sent to the soldiers. -
Office of War Information
The government consolidated all of its information services to deliver propaganda at home and abroad using all types of media. -
Winston Churchill
He led Britain's fight against Nazi Germany in World War two. Winston Churchill met with President Franklin Roosevelt to help plan attacks on all war fronts. -
Fire Bombing of Dresden
Is one of the controversial aspects of World War two because Dresden was important to the Germans wartime production neither a major industrial area and before the massive air raid of February 1945 it had not suffered a major Allied attack. -
Fascism
Teamed up with Germany to become part of the acess powers along with Japan. -
Vernon Baker
He was one of the only seven black americans that was awarded the medal of honor for his actions in world war two. -
Harry S. Truman
He became the president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. He was the president that ordered the atomic bombing of Japan that helped in World war 2. -
Audie Murphy
He was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war 2 and later became an actor. -
Victory Gardens
Victory gardens were created by private citizens to grow their own fruits and vegetables due to war rationing.
