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This project was not merely a school boy's project. This was executed by the federal gov't to create the world's frist atomic bomb that would ultimately end WWII, or at least Japan's involvement.
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This was just another name for huge heavy fighting across Europe. This came in 3 fronts-Eastern front, Western front, and the Mediterranean Theatre.
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FDR signed an order that permitted the selling, lending, or leasing miltiary weapons or articles to any gov't.
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This is when FDR signed the executive order 8802 which banned discrimination in employment of workers in defense industries.
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This is the time period in which America was training the troops and preparing for the war that was declared on Japan on December 8, 1941.
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This was one section of WWII that took place in the Pacific Ocean between parts of Asia and the US. This war was also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War.
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This was the day the Japanese decided to attack the US military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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The Double V campaign was one that black's took as 2 victories- one at home and one abroad. The Double V campaign was a stand against intolerable racism.
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Japanese-Americans, German-Americans, and Italian-Americans were ordered by the president to be put away into internment camps. This was done out of fear of spies for the axis powers and because of this fear- they were not treated as innocent until proven guilty.
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This was the start of a crucial and decisive naval battle in the pacific theatre.
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This was the day that Normandy was invaded to return its ownership to France and to seize it from the Nazi party.
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This battle designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets.
