Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 59

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Gerald Nye

• A)was an American admiral in the Pacific
• B)was secretary of war during the Second World War
• C)was Democratic presidential candidate in 1940
• D)ordered the use of atomic bombs against Japan
• E)directed the construction of atomic bombs
• F)led the invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War
• G)planned the invasion of Normandy
• H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
• I)was the senator who led the committee that coined the term "merchants of death"
• J)became the leader of the Soviet Union following Vladimir Lenin's death

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Definitions:

Slave Labor

The forced labor of individuals who are owned by others, without the right to refuse work or receive payment, historically practiced in various societies.

Chesapeake Planters

Wealthy landowners in the Chesapeake Bay region during the colonial period, primarily involved in the cultivation of tobacco using slave labor.

Shipbuilding Industry

A sector of the economy that designs, constructs, and repairs ships, crucial for transportation, military, and trade purposes.