WWII MM7

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______ was the nickname given to General Patton’s sudden swing around the German army during the Battle of the Hedgerows. During this maneuver, Patton’s army killed/captured more enemy troops and captured more territory than any army in history.

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The Break Out

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What term refers to Hitler's attempt to exterminate all Jews through the use of concentration camps?

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Holocaust

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The ______ set price ceilings during the war in order to prevent inflation.

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Office of Price Administration

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The _____ oversaw the transition of factories from civilian to military production.

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War Production Board

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_____ was the method the US Government used for paying contractors during the War. The idea was to allow business a modest profit without ripping off the government.

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Cost Plus System

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______ allowed the President to force unions to work during a national crisis

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Smith-Connally Act

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The government helped pay for the war by promoting the sale of _____. Basically, you gave the gov’t money and the gov’t promised to pay you back (plus interest) in a few years.

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War Bonds

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A _____ was a Japanese suicide airplane attack.

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Kamikaze

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______ was the largest of the Nazi Death Camps during the Holocaust.

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Auschwitz

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At the _____, the Allies determined to first attack Hitler by invading the “soft underbelly of Europe”—North Africa and Italy.

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Casablanca Conference