World War II

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A law passed in 1941 that allowed the US to ship arms and other supplies without immediate payment to nations fighting the Axis powers.

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Lend Lease Act

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The US declared war on the Axis Powers after the Japanese bombed this US naval base.

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Pearl Harbor

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The US program to develop an atomic bomb for use in World War II.

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Manhattan Project

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1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

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Battle of Midway

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Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France on June 6, 1944

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D-Day

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Forced relocation and incarceration in camps in the interior of the U.S. of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who had lived on the Pacific coast.

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Internment of Japanese Americans

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America's leading black labor leader who called for a march on Washington D.C. to protest factories' refusals to hire African Americans, which eventually led to President Roosevelt issuing an order to end all discrimination in the defense industries.

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A. Philip Randolph

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War on the Pacific between the Japanese and the allies.

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Pacific Theater

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Fighting that took place on the continent of Europe against Hitler and Mussolini.

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European Theater

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The strategy employed by the United States navy to gain military bases and secure the many small islands in the Pacific.

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Island Hopping