WWII Key Terms

1. Allies- in WWII, the groups of nations - including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States - that opposed the Axis powers.

2. Axis- the groups of nations - including Germany, Italy, and Japan - that opposed the Allies in WWII.

3. Defence Spending-

4. Unemployment Rate- the percentage of the labor force that is unemployedbut actively looking for work.

5. Federal Outlay-

6. Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic-

7. German U-Boats-

8. Isolationists- opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries.

9. Appease- the granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace.

10. Lend-Lease Act- a law, passed in 1941, that allowed the U.S. to ship arms and other supplies without immediate payment, to nations fighting the Axis powers.

11. Office of Price Administration- an agency established by congress to control inflation during WWII.

12. Inflation- an increase in prices or decline in purchasing power caused by an increase in the supply of money.

13. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt- the 32nd president of the United States.

14. Pres. Harry S. Truman- the 33rd president of the United States.

15. Phillip Randolph-  president and founder of the brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the nation's most respected African American labor leader.

16. Gen. Patton-

17. Gen. MacArthur-

18. Gen. Eisenhower-

19. Adolph Hitler- dictator of Germany.

20. Benito Mussolini- dictator of Italy.

21. Joseph Stalin- dictator of the Soviet Union.

22. Winston Churchill-

23. Battle of the Bulge- a month-long battle of WWII, in which the allies succeeded in turning back the last major German offensive of the war.

24. D-Day- a name given to June 6, 1944 - the day on which the Allies launched an invasion of the european mainland during WWII.

25. Auschwitz-

26. Atomic Bomb-

27. Interment- confinement or a restriction in movement, especially under wartime conditions.

28. Income Tax- a tax on earnings.

29. Wage & Price Controls-

30. War Bombs-

31. WAAC- U.S. army unit created during WWII to enable women to serve in noncombat positions.

32. WWII Battle of the Pacific-

33. Gl Bill of Rights- a name given to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, a 1944 law that provided financial and educational benefits for WWII veterans.

34. Zoot-Suit Riots-