Abby alford's Flashcards

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Nazism

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Political principles of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party; led by Adolf Hitler

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Communism

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Political party by Karl Marx, in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

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Fascism

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An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization

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Good Neighbor Policy

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Foreign policy by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt to improve relations with Latin America

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September 1, 1939

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When Germany invaded Poland WWII

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December 7, 1941

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Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan; “a date which will live in infamy” - FDR

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Blitzkrieg

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German for “lightning war”

Military tactic used in WWII to create disorganization for the enemy by using tanks, infantry, aircraft, and artillery

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Lend-lease act

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Act passes in 1941 to provide the US military aid to foreign nations during WWII; let the president transfer arms to the government of any country whose defense is vital to the defense of the US

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America First Committee

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Foremost US isolationist pressure group against the American entry into WWII

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June 6, 1944

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D-day

Allies invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history

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Big Three

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Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill during WWII

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Yalta Conference

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Meeting of the Big 3 in which they demanded Germany’s unconditional surrender and began post war world plans and Stalin agreed to enter war against Japan

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