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United States and World War II
Isolationism v. Internationalism
Stimson Doctrine, 1931, US refused to recognize Japan’s conquest of Manchuria
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The Nye Committee was headed by Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota; his investigation into the reasons for the US entry to WWI sparked controversy.
The Nye Committee, 1934-36
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Nye Committee
The “Mistake” of 1917
United States and World War II
Neutrality Acts
United States and World War II
The Peak of Appeasement: The Munich Conference, 1938
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Appeasement; Munich Conference
Adolph Hitler expanded his power through the Munich Conference
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Election of 1940
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America First
Lend Lease, 1941
United States and World War II
Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor
World War II Poster reflects fear of German submarine attacks in the North Atlantic
“Operation Torch”
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Operation Torch Objectives
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North Africa
United States and World War II
Stalingrad
Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin
Eastern Europe: Tide Turns against Nazis, Stalingrad, 1942-43
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The Sinking of the Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea (1942)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1942)
Pacific: Turning the Tide against Japan at Midway, June, 1942
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The Battle at Midway
Battle of Midway
Japanese Carrier Hiryu at Midway, June 4, 1942
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway, National Geographic covers the discovery of the USS Yorktown
United States and World War II
General George Patton led the US forces in Sicilian Campaign
George Patton
GEN. GEORGE PATTON
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D-Day Invasion of Normandy
Ike encourages paratroopers on eve of D-Day invasion
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D-Day June 6, 1944; US Troops Hitting the Beach
Unloading troops and materials in Normandy
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General George S. Patton, pins the Silver Star on Private Ernest A. Jenkins for gallantry, October 13, 1944.
General Omar Bradley
General Omar Bradley
General Omar Bradley
United States and World War II
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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Battle of the Bulge
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American prisoners taken in early days of Battle of the Bulge
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German Prisoners captured as the “Bulge”closed
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V-E Day, May 8, 1945 US Troops with captured flag
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United States and World War II
MacArthur, FDR, Nimitz, 1944
GUADALCANAL
US Marines capture Tarawa
Tarawa
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Iwo Jima
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Iwo Jima
United States and World War II
Okinawa
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Troops on the beach: Okinawa
Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
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Enola Gay(B-29)Heads for Japan
August 1945 Hiroshima(8/6) and Nagasaki(8/9) Hit with Atomic Bombs
The Remains of Hiroshima
Burn victim of Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
United States and World War II
VJ Day September 2, 1945 Surrender Ceremony in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri
General Douglas MacAurthur
General MacArthur signs Japanese surrender document on USS Missouri on VJ Day
V-J Day Celebration in Times Square, NY
Japanese-American Relocation
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Rosie the Riveter; Women in the Workforce during WWII
Riveter at Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, CA
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Nazi Round Up Jews in the Holocaust
SS St. Louis refused entry to US; Jews sent back to Germany
The Holocaust
Nazi Execution of Jews in the Baltic Region
Nazis executing Jews in Russia
Finishing off wounded Jews in mass execution
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