APUSH Unit 4 / Period 7 Flash Cards A diverse U. S APUSH Unit 4 / Period 7 Flash Cards A diverse U.S. debated government activism & America’s international role Chapter 25

Lend-Lease Act Allowed British to get arms from U.S. in exchange fro their return after the war; economic war between U.S. & Germany in early years of WWII March 1941 UK, US, Germany Relates to Period 7 because illustrates U.S. returning to a major role in international affairs

Atlantic Charter Agreement between Churchill/UK & FDR/US calling for right of nations to choose their own governments, freedom of seas/trade, postwar system of peace (UN) June 1941 UK & US Relates to Era 7 because symbolizes U.S. return to the world stage by setting goals for a post-World War II world

Double V Campaign V stand for “Victory!”; drive to promote fighting for freedom overseas, and also fighting for freedom for minorities within the United States during World War II; first coined in the African-American newspaper Pittsburgh Courier February 7, 1942ff U.S. Relates to Era 7 because symbolizes an increase role of the federal government in promoting freedom around the world and protecting civil rights at home

Battle of the Bulge major German offensive campaign launched on the Western Front Europe designed to push the American-led Allied advance against German forces back; the German campaign ultimately failed, signaling a turn in tide of WWII in Europe December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945) Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg Relates to Era 7 because symbolizes the U.S. back in Europe fighting a world war

Manhattan Project Code name for the $2billion American effort to design and build an atomic bomb Late 1941ff U.S. (Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of California at Berkeley; then Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Hanford, Washington, and Los Alamos, New Mexico) Relates to Era 7 because illustrates a very active federal government in wartime