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During the WWII the lend lease act was passed to provide aid to the military. Giving arms and/or any defense materials to any countries whose defense was vital to the United States.
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When Japan was trying to conquer the Philippines the United States cut the supply of oil to Japan. They then bombed Pearl Harbor.
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The WPB changed the focus of industries from peacetime work to war needs, and eliminated nonessential production. It rationed such things such as gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, paper and plastics.
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After WWI Germany was going through a depression that left Germans easy to manipulate. Hitler entered the government and eliminated his competition and took over Germany.
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The Soviet Union was founded in 1922. When Lenin died in 1924 Joseph Stalin took power.
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During this time of vulnerability Mussolini abuses the weakness of the Italians and makes his way to Prime Minister. He takes position in 1922
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2/3 of the 9 million Jews were killed by Hitler during WWII.
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Hitler continued pushing the boundaries of the treaty. His invasion of Poland started WWII
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor FDR gives a speech "a day that will live in infamy."
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This order declare certain areas as military zones sending Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian-Americans to concentration camps in the United States.
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The British American invasion of North Africa during the campaign of WWII. The attack cleared the axis powers from North Africa and enhanced naval control over the Mediterranean sea.
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Great Britain and America invaded Northern France by means of beach landings. D-day to the United States was used to specify field operations.
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This day in WWII that ally forces invaded Northern France by landing on beaches. According to U.S. military d-day was an army designation used to indicate a start date for specific field operations.
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Iwo jima was Americas first strike on Japans homeland. After one month of fighting America ended victorious raising their flag.
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Over 287,000 American soldiers were involved and this was on of the biggest battlers in the Pacific.
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The U.S. dropped nuclear weapons on Japan during the final stage of WWII. They had dropped with the consent of the United Kingdom in the Quebec Agreement.
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In 1945 the allies invaded the Japanese land and the axis powers surrendered.
