America First Committee (AFC):, Isolationist group formed in 1940 that opposed U.S. involvement in World War II and argued America should stay out of the war., Facism:, Authoritarian political system led by a dictator that emphasizes nationalism, militarism, and suppression of opposition (ex: Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy)., Lend-lease Act (1941):, Law allowing the U.S. to send weapons and supplies to Allied nations fighting Axis powers before America officially entered WWII., Neutrality Act of 1935:, Law designed to keep the U.S. out of foreign wars by banning arms sales and loans to nations at war., Bracero Program, Program during WWII that allowed Mexican laborers to work temporarily in U.S. agriculture to address wartime labor shortages., Executive Order 8802:, Order issued by FDR in 1941 banning racial discrimination in defense industries and creating the Fair Employment Practices Committee., GI Bill of Rights (1944):, Law providing returning WWII veterans with benefits such as college tuition, low-interest home loans, and unemployment assistance., Kaiser shipyards:, Massive West Coast shipbuilding facilities that used assembly-line methods to rapidly produce ships during WWII., military-industrial complex:, Term describing the close relationship between the military, government, and defense contractors that developed during the Cold War., Rosie the Riveter:, Cultural symbol representing the millions of women who worked industrial jobs in factories during WWII., War Production Board (WPB):, Government agency that directed U.S. industry during WWII to produce war materials instead of consumer goods., War Powers Act (1941):, Law giving President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded authority to mobilize the economy and government for WWII., Women’s Army Corps (WAC):, Branch of the U.S. Army created during WWII that allowed women to serve in noncombat military roles., Executive Order 9066:, Order allowing the forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 Japanese Americans during WWII., Korematsu v. United States (1944):, Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during WWII., Zoot Suit Riots (1943):, Violent clashes in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youths wearing “zoot suits.”, D-Day (1944), Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France at Normandy on June 6, 1944, which began the liberation of Western Europe., Manhattan Project, Secret U.S. program during WWII that developed the first atomic bombs., The St. Louis (1939):, Ship carrying Jewish refugees that was denied entry to the United States and forced to return to Europe., Yalta Conference (1945):, Meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to plan the postwar order in Europe and discuss the creation of the United Nations.

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