Key Terms

appeasement: The policy of giving in to threats and aggression in the hopes that the aggressor will be satisfied and make no more demands
Big Three: The nickname given to the leaders of the three major Allied nations: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin
conscientious objectors: Those who, for religious or philosophical reasons, refuse to serve in the armed forces
D-day: June 6, 1944, the date of the invasion of Normandy, France, by British, Canadian, and American forces, which opened a second front in Europe
Double V campaign: A campaign by African Americans to win victory over the enemy overseas and victory over racism at home
Enola Gay: The plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Executive Order 9066: The order given by President Roosevelt to relocate and detain people of Japanese ancestry, including those who were American citizens
Fascism: A political ideology that places a heightened focus on national unity, through dictatorial rule, and militarism
internment: The forced incarceration of the West Coast Japanese and Japanese American population into ten relocation centers for the greater part of World War II
Manhattan Project: The code name given to the research project that developed the atomic bomb
materiel: Equipment and supplies used by the military
Rosie the Riveter: A symbol of female workers in the defense industries
zoot suit: A flamboyant outfit favored by young African American and Mexican American men