Camps as well the world remembers this event as the

camps, as well. The world remembers this event as the Holocaust, but the Jews called it the Shoah,
which means "the catastrophe." The world did little to prevent this from happening.
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14.
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The ___ Act allowed the United States to become the "Arsenal of Democracy," according to Roosevelt,
by supplying allies with war materials.
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Lend-Lease
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In December 1940, Roosevelt declared that America should be an "Arsenal of Democracy" and
begged Congress to come to the aid of England. In March 1941, after a lengthy debate, Congress
passed the Lend-Lease Act. This act allowed the President power to sell, lend, lease, or otherwise
provide war materials to any nation whose defense was vital to the security of the United States. The
act also allowed American shipyards to repair or refit any vessel of a friendly belligerent.
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A(n) ___ embargo on shipping of oil, aviation fuel, scrap iron, and steel encouraged Japan to forcibly
seek resources from Asian neighbors.
The militant Japanese government led by General Hideki Tojo was further angered when the United
States placed an embargo on the shipping of oil, aviation fuel, scrap iron, and steel to Japan. The
embargo led to Japanese aggression toward British and Dutch holdings in Southeast Asia and a plan
for seizing the Philippines in order to gain needed resources.
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After liberating North Africa, Allied forces next targeted _____.

Sardinia
Having liberated North Africa from Axis control, the Allied force turned its attention to the island of
Sicily, located southwest of Italy. General Eisenhower and British General Harold Alexander were in
charge of the invasion, which was termed Operation Husky. General George Patton and British
general Bernard Montgomery led their respective forces into Sicily, quickly overwhelming the Axis
forces.
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