https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary Made with a little mischief en-us 2020-07-14 00:16:02 UTC 2025-10-21 14:37:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f634.png 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653708570 Britain's policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked. Most closely associated with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, it is now widely discredited as a policy of weakness.]]> 2020-07-14 00:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653708570 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653710391 The migration of more than 5 million African Americans from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. It began in 1940, through World War II, and lasted until 1970.]]> 2020-07-14 00:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653710391 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653711187 A debt security issued by a government to finance military operations during times of war or conflict. Investment in War Bonds was made through an emotional appeal to patriotic citizens to lend the government money as these bonds offered a rate of return below the market rate.]]> 2020-07-14 00:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653711187 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653711942 An international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.]]> 2020-07-14 00:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653711942 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653712451 A powerful vision for a world in which all people had freedom of speech and of religion, and freedom from want and fear. It was delivered on January 6, 1941 and it helped change the world.]]> 2020-07-14 00:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653712451 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653713119 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. Dry docks and airfields were likewise destroyed. Most important, 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians were killed and about 1,000 people were wounded.]]> 2020-07-14 00:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653713119 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653713723 Provided American citizens an opportunity to assist with the war effort. Americans were encouraged to produce their own food, planting vegetable gardens in their backyards, churchyards, city parks, and playgrounds.]]> 2020-07-14 00:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653713723 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653714261 Segregation and discrimination had reached a point that was no longer tolerable, and according to the Pittsburgh Courier, it was time for a campaign. The Double V Campaign stood for two victories for black Americans: a victory at home and a victory abroad.]]> 2020-07-14 00:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653714261 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653715229 This exacerbated racial tensions, as Mexican American youths wearing the zoot suits were seen as un-American because they were deliberately ignoring the rationing regulations. The Zoot Suit Riots are commonly associated with the Sleepy Lagoon murder, which occurred in August 1942.]]> 2020-07-14 00:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653715229 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653716093 Initiated because of farm labor shortages caused by American entry into World War II, the bracero program brought Mexican workers to replace American workers dislocated by the war.]]> 2020-07-14 00:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653716093 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653716571 A surprise attack on Tokyo, Japan, by U.S. bombers during World War II. Little damage resulted, but the raid was a boost to American morale at a low point in the war.]]> 2020-07-14 00:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653716571 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653717463 A military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Axis powers (most notably Japan) during World War II.]]> 2020-07-14 00:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653717463 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653717801 Was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings.]]> 2020-07-14 00:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653717801 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653718276 The US government program during World War II that developed and built these first atomic bombs.]]> 2020-07-14 00:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653718276 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653719955 Lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” The ban on loans remained in effect, and American ships were barred from transporting goods to belligerent ports.]]> 2020-07-14 00:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653719955 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653721204 The United States reelected FDR in 1940 for his third term, making him the only U.S. President to serve for more than two terms. Roosevelt supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort, and implemented a Europe first strategy, making the defeat of Germany a priority over that of Japan.]]> 2020-07-14 00:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653721204 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653721458 A German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He rose to power as the chancellor of Germany in 1933 and then as Führer in 1934. During his dictatorship from 1933 to 1945, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on 1 September 1939]]> 2020-07-14 00:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653721458 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653722278 Served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and premier of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Despite initially governing the Soviet Union as part of a collective leadership, he eventually consolidated power to become the country's dictator by the 1930s.]]> 2020-07-14 00:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653722278 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653723002 An American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II (1939-1945), oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War.]]> 2020-07-14 00:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653723002 369808 https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653723442 Forged the paramilitary fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. Called “Il Duce” (the Leader) by his countrymen or simply “Mussolini,” he allied himself with Adolf Hitler during World War II, relying on the German dictator to prop up his leadership]]> 2020-07-14 00:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/369808/unit5vocabulary/wish/653723442