hiang Kai-Shek
Chinese leader;political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975
Rape of Nanking
December 13. Between 250,000 and 300,000 people were killed, and tens of thousands of women were raped
Blitzkrieg
the use of tanks, pl...
The American Yawp Chapter 24
Chiang Kai-Shek - ANSWERChinese leader;political and military leader who served as
the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975
Rape of Nanking - ANSWERDecember 13. Between 250,000 and 300,000 people were
killed, and tens of thousands of women were raped
Blitzkrieg - ANSWERthe use of tanks, planes, and motorized infantry (infantry that used
trucks for transportation instead of marching) to concentrate forces, smash front lines,
and wreak havoc behind the enemy's defenses; Lightning War
Pearl Harbor - ANSWERDecember 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack
on an American naval base
War Production Board - ANSWERn agency of the United States government that
supervised war production during World War II
A. Philip Randolph - ANSWERa leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the American
labor movement, and socialist political parties
Bracero Program - ANSWERseries of laws and diplomatic agreements, initiated on
August 4, 1942, when the United States signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement
with Mexico.
Zuit Suit Riots - ANSWERa series of conflicts in June 1943 in Los Angeles, California,
United States, between European Americans servicemen stationed in Southern
California against Mexican American youths and other minorities who were residents of
the city
Rosie the Riveter - ANSWERcultural icon of World War II, representing the women who
worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced
munitions and war supplies
Executive Order 8802 and Fair Employment Practices Commission - ANSWERsigned
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941, to prohibit racial discrimination in
the national defense industry
Double V - ANSWERstood for two victories for black Americans: a victory at home and
a victory abroad.
Executive Order 9066 and Japanese Internment - ANSWERThe President Authorizes
Japanese Relocation
Hiroshima and Nagasaki - ANSWERthe United States detonated two nuclear weapons
over Japanese cities
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