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European Theater
Huge area of war in Europe during ww2. -
Phillip Randolph
Phillip Randolph planned to gather almost 100,000 african americans to march on washington for jobs in natonal defense and equal integration in army. -
Lend Lease Act
FDR signed the bill which permitted him to trade, sell, or intake with any government who seemed vital to the defense of US. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked and dropped bombs on US Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This caused US to declare war on Japan and enter the war. -
War Mobilzation
US used war mobilization to better there army as they entered the war and hopefully led to win the war. -
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Manhattan Project
US gathered scientists and tons of people to help build the atomic bomb. This was practiced in Oak ridge, Tennessee -
Internment of Japanese Americans
After Pearl Harbor, US had a lowkey scare of Japanese ctizens so FDR passed the Executive Order 9066 which declared to move all Japanese people to internment camps. -
Pacific Theater
Major period of war between Allies and Japan. Included most of the Pacific ocean. -
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Battle of Midway
Was a huge battle for the US because it was shortly after Pearl Harbor and US was able to overcome Japanese navy. -
D-Day
US planned an attack on Normandy which was German Nazi occupied and won, this allowed them to turn over the war and win soon afterwards. -
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Fall of Berlin
Soviet Union planned attack on Berlin,Germany which they overtook Nazi control and led to the suicide of Adolf Hitler ad other German soldiers.