President: Harry S. Truman- 33rd president...
Presidency after the death of FDR. Under his
leadership U.S. saw the end of WWII with the dropping
of the atomic bond on Japan
Lend-Lease Act March 1941: Act that allowed Americans to sell, lend or lease arms or other
supplies to nations considered "Vital to the defense of the United States.''
Dictator: Leader who rules a country with absolute
power usually by force
Fascism: Any movement, ideology, or attitude
that favors dictatorial government, centralized
control of private enterprise, repression of all
opposition , and extreme nationalism
Pearl Harbor: US military base on Hawaii that was bond
by Japan( December 7, 1941) that BOUGHT the United
States in WWII
Kamikaze: Japanese suicide pilots who loaded
their planes with explosives and crashed them
into American Ships.
D-Day ( Day Of Days) June 6, 1944 : Allied forces landed in
Normandy, France to begin a massive offensive against the
Germans in the occupied territory of Europe
United Nations: Organization founded after World
War II to promote international peace and
cooperation