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vice president to FDR who became president after his death
the symbol of the campaign to hire women in factory jobs; a character from a popular song by the Four Vagabonds
At training camp, recruits carried _ representing guns, threw _ simulating grenades, and practiced maneuvers with trucks carrying signs that said "_." Draftees were sent to get physical exams and injections, and wore clothing with the label "_._" (meaning _ _ ). After all this, they went to a _ week training camp. Although some considered basic training unnecessary, training allowed troops to ultimately take away a "_ _ _ _"
What 2 things did America need to actually enter the war?
What battle was the turning point against Japan, and what battle was the turning point against Germany?
led the German forces in Egypt; nickname was "Desert Fox"
the highest ranking African American officer in the US Army who was appointed to the rank of brigadier general by FDR
led the forces in Morocco to capture the city of Casablanca
an amphibious tractor used to move troops from ships to shore
a region in the Southwest Pacific that MacArthur and his troops captured to start their campaign
the new organization believed by FDR to be a new international political organization to prevent another world war and preserve peace
the code name for the planned invasion of France
The Miracle at Dunkirk: After being trapped by the Germans in _, the only hope of evacuation was the port of _ around the English Channel. As Britain and France were approaching this port, Hitler suddenly ordered his army to _. This order provided a _ day delay, giving the British time to strengthen their lines and begin evacuation. A lot more troops were saved than expected, but almost all of their _ was abandoned.
a system where cargo ships traveled in groups and were escorted by navy warships
where Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to step up the bombing of Germany and the Allies agreed to attack the Axis on the island of Sicily
a new industrial region in Southern California and the Deep South developing during WWII
the date for the invasion of Normandy France (June 6, 1944)
Hebrew term for the Holocaust, meaning "catastrophe" ; often referred to the Nazi campaign to exterminate the Jews during WWII
lightning war; a new type of warfare used by the Germans using tanks and planes
national policy during WWII that declared the Western Hemisphere to be neutral and that the US would patrol this region against German submarines