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6429736839Good Neighbor policy"a policy of good neighbor" towards other western nations; enacted because dollar diplomacy was no longer feasible and FDR wanted support from Latin America because of the European militaristic action0
6429736840Pan-American conferencesfirst in Uruguay when US pledged to never again interfere with internal affairs of Latin America; second in Argentina when FDR pledged total support of Latin America1
6429736841Soviet Union RecognizedFDR did so in 1933 to increase trade and boost the economy2
6429736842Independence for PhilippinesTydings-DcDiffie act of 1934 provided total independence by 1946; an economic move by FDR3
6429736843reciprocal trade agreementsthe president may reduce US tariffs by 50% if nations did the same for the US; FDR passed the plan to increase international trade4
6429736844Japan takes Manchuriabroke the Open Door Policy and the covenant of the League of Nations; established a puppet government through violence5
6429736845Stimson Doctrinepassed by US and endorsed by the League; stated that US would not legitimize any government established by force (in response to Manchuria)6
6429736846fascismthe idea that people should glorify their nation and their race through an aggressive show of force; dominant ideology in European dictatorships in the 1930's7
6429736847Italian Fascist Partyattracted veterans, nationalists, and those fearful of communism; led by Benito Mussolini; 19228
6429736848Benito Mussolinileader of Italian Fascist Party9
6429736849Ethiopia1935; invaded by Mussolini and his Italian troops as a show of Military power; led to a countering after 1 year10
6429736850German Nazi partya fascist party led by Adolf Hitler; popular with unemployed Germans11
6429736851Adolf Hitlerleader of the Nazis; used bullying tactics and anti-anti-Semminism; rose to power in 193312
6429736852Axis Powers1940; Japan, Italy, Germany13
6429736853Spanish Civil Warviewed as an ideological between Fascism and Republicanism; 1936; Americans sympathized with the Loyalists by could not help because of Neutrality Acts14
6429736854Francisco Francofascist leader in the Spanish Civil war and eventual dictator of Mexico15
6429736855Rhineland1936; German area that must be permanently demilitarized per the Versailles Treaty; Hitler defied the treaty and had troops march in16
6429736856Sudetenlanda strip of land in Czechoslovakia where most people spoke German; Hitler claimed a right to the land; a conference of Britain, France, and US allowed Hitler to take the land17
6429736857Munichsynonymous with "appeasement" due to the conference that occurred there18
6429736858appeasementgiving Hitler Sudetenland; Munich19
6429736859Poland; blitzkrieg20
6429736860isolationismthe idea that US should strictly stay out of European affairs21
6429736861Nye Committeeinfluenced isolationist legislation; led by Gerald Nye who stated US in WWI was mostly to help bankers and factories22
6429736862Neutrality ActsAuthorized president to prohibit all arms shipments and forbid US citizens to travel on the ships of belligerent nations (1935); forbad the extension of loans to belligerents (1936); forbade shipment of arms to the Spanish civil war (1937)23
6429736863America First Committeeformed to mobilize American public opinion against war24
6429736864Charles Lindberghtraveled the country warning against reengaging in Europe's troubles (America First Committee)25
6429736865Quarantine Speechtested public opinion of Isolationism by proposing that democracies work to "quarantine" the aggressors; overwhelmingly negative reaction26
6429736866cash and carry27
6429736867Selective Training and Service Act (1940)1940 law requiring all males aged 21 to 36 to register for military service28
6429736868destroyers-for-bases dealGermany tried to take over Britain with u boat attacks; US gives Britain 50 old US destroyers29
6429736869FDR, third termpromises not to go to war but totally does30
6429736870Wendell Willkiecriticized the New Deal but agreed with the preparedness campain31
6429736871Four Freedoms speechA speech by FDR that outlined the four principles of freedom (speech, religion, from want, and from fear); helped inspire Americans into patriotism.32
6429736872Atlantic Charter1941-Pledge signed by US president FDR and British prime minister Winston Churchill not to acquire new territory as a result of WWII and to work for peace after the war33
6429736873escort convoysAmerican ships accompanied British ships before officially entering the war34
6429736874Pearl HarborSurprise attack by Japan on US navel base; spurred US into wartime motion35
6429736875War Production BoardDuring WWII, FDR established it to allocated scarce materials, limited or stopped the production of civilian goods, and distributed contracts among competing manufacturers; 30% of economy controlled by government; GDP rose 15%36
6429736876Office of Price Administrationfroze prices, wages, and rents to fight war time inflation37
6429736877government spending, debtspending reached new national debt of 250 billion dollars; 5 times WWI38
6429736878role of large corporationsaccounted fro 70% if wartime manufacturing39
6429736879research and developmentGovernment worked closely with private organizations to develop enemy defeating technology40
6429736880Manhattan Projectcode name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II41
6429736881Office of War InformationOrganization that employed artists, writers and advertisers to shape public opinion concerning World War II; propaganda machine.42
6429736882"the good war"the unity of Americans behind the war's democratic ideals caused it to be remembered thus43
6429736883wartime migrationnorth west for factories (blacks); military (mexicans and indians)44
6429736884executive order on jobsgovernment formally saying you must hire blacks so that wartime goods can be manufactured45
6429736885Smith v. Allwrightruled that it is unconstitutional to deny membership in political parties to blacks46
6429736886Braceros programA program the Mexican and American government agreed to in which contract laborers would be admitted to the United States for a limited time working as migrant farm laborers and working factory jobs.47
6429736887Japanese internmentCarried out through Executive Order 9066, which took many Japanese families away from their homes and into internment camp; Motivated by racism after Pearl Harbor bombing48
6429736888Korematsu v. USupheld the US policy to discriminate against Japanese Americans49
6429736889"Rosie the Riveter"A propaganda character designed to increase production of female workers in the factories; became a rallying symbol for women to do their part.50
6429736890wartime solidaritygovernments attempt to band immigrants together to supper the US during the war; helped promote end of description against immigrants51
6429736891election of 1944FDR won for the 4th time52
6429736892Harry S. TrumanBecame president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb53
6429736893Battle of the Atlanticforced Britain to begin bombing German cities; spurred US to help Britain; allies won54
6429736894strategic bombinga military strategy used in a WWII where the Allies bombed the Japanese for days on end with the goal of weakening their defenses and bringing them to a surrender (which they never do)55
6429736895Dwight Eisenhowergeneral who led D-Day attacks56
6429736896D-DayAllied invasion of France on June 6, 194457
6429736897HolocaustA methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.58
6429736898island-hoppingthe American navy attacked islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. The capture of each successive island from the Japanese brought the American navy closer to an invasion of Japan.59
6429736899Battle of Midway1942 World War II naval battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific60
6429736900Douglas MacArtherled major battles against the Japanese in the pacific61
6429736901kamikaze attacksWhen Japanese pilots would deliberately crash their planes into American ships, killing themselves but also inflicting severe damage62
6429736902J. Robert Oppenheimerlead the Manhattan Project: the World War II effort to develop the first nuclear bomb. He was remembered as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb."63
6429736903atomic bomba nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)64
6429736904Hiroshima; Nagasaki250,000 Japanese deaths; led to Japanese surrender65
6429736905Big ThreeStalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt66
6429736906Casablanca ConferenceRoosevelt and Churchill demanded unconditional surrender67
6429736907unconditional surrenderan announcement by FDR with Churchill's endorsement that the war would end only with this. The conquered governments would be no longer, no compromise could be reached; people believe that this stiffened enemy resistance68
6429736908Tehran, Yalta, Potsdamwhen the big three met and agreed to liberate France and soviets would invade Germany69
6429736909United NationsThe League vs. 2.070
6429736910Civil Rights, "Double V"campaign by civil rights leaders for blacks; victory over fascism abroad and equality at home71

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