Abby alford's Flashcards
Nazism
Political principles of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party; led by Adolf Hitler
Communism
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
Fascism
An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization
Good Neighbor Policy
Foreign policy by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt to improve relations with Latin America
September 1, 1939
When Germany invaded Poland WWII
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan; “a date which will live in infamy” - FDR
Blitzkrieg
German for “lightning war”
Military tactic used in WWII to create disorganization for the enemy by using tanks, infantry, aircraft, and artillery
Lend-lease act
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
America First Committee
Foremost US isolationist pressure group against the American entry into WWII
June 6, 1944
D-day
Allies invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history
Big Three
Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill during WWII
Yalta Conference
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