a law allowing nations fighting against the Axis powers, such as Great Britain, to borrow or lease military equipment from the United States

authorized the creation of relocation camps in which many Japanese-Americans were placed during World War II

America's program which built the world's first atomic bomb in 1945

trials at which Nazi leaders were judged for war crimes, including crimes against humanity

a meeting at Yalta where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin agreed on post-war policy, such as the treatment of Germany, its occupied nations, and the creation of the United Nations

helped maintain military security in the Pacific by transmitting orders in their native language

the destruction or extermination of an entire group of people. The word was first applied to the attempted extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany

vegetables, fruit, and herbs grown by individuals to reduce demand on the public food supply in order to support the war effort

the day when the war ended in Europe (May 8, 1945). It is also known as Victory in Europe Day

the day when the war against the Japanese ended, thus ending World War II (August 15, 1945). It is also known as Victory over Japan Day

a policy established by the Neutrality Act of 1939 which allowed nations at war to buy weapons from the United States provided that foreign ships transported those weapons from the United States. (The law was intended to help Great Britain and France obtain weapons for their fight against the Axis powers.)