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| CHAPTER 30 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR | OVERVIEW |
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CHAPTER TIMELINE |
| 1941 |
War Powers Act passed |
| 1941 |
March on Washington Movement started |
| January 1, 1942 |
Declaration of the United Nations |
| 1942 |
War Production Board established |
| 1942 |
Revenue Act of 1942 |
| May 7–8, 1942 |
Battle of the Coral Sea |
| June 1942 |
Battle of Midway |
| November 8, 1942 |
U.S. North Africa campaign launched |
| January 1943 |
Casablanca Conference |
| 1943 |
Smith-Connally Labor Disputes Act |
| June 1943 |
Detroit race riots |
| July 10, 1943 |
U.S. troops land in Sicily |
| November–December 1943 |
Teheran Conference |
| June 4, 1944 |
U.S. troops enter Rome |
| June 6, 1944 |
D-Day Invasion |
| June 1944 |
Battle of the Philippine Sea |
| October 1944 |
Battle of Leyte Gulf |
| 1944 |
Smith v. Allwright |
| February 1945 |
Yalta Conference |
| April 12, 1945 |
FDR died and Truman became president |
| May 8, 1945 |
V-E Day |
| July 1945 |
Potsdam Conference |
| August 6, 1945 |
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
| September 2, 1945 |
Japan surrendered |
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES |
After you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to: |
- Describe the major military strategies in both the European and Pacific Theaters.
- Explain the problems relating to mobilization for, and finance of, the war.
- Describe the impact of the war on the economy.
- Assess the impact of the war on women, African Americans, Native Americans,
Japanese Americans, and the West.
- Explain the decisions made at the Yalta Conference.
- Account for the decision to use the atomic bomb and discuss its consequences.
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