Chapter 17 Flashcards
Appeasement
Giving in to the demands of an aggressor
Pacifism
Opposition to all war
Axis powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied powers
US, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Francisco Franco
Spain’s fascist dictator
Anschluss
Union of Germany and Austria
Blitzkrieg
Lighting warfare
Luftwaffe
German Air Force
Concentration camps
Detention/killing centers
Holocaust
Destruction of European Jewry
Rosie the riveter
Symbol of US women in the workforce
Dwight Eisenhower
Leader of the allied forces in Europe
Stalingrad
Major German defeat at hands of Soviet Union
Dday
Allied invasion of nazi occupied France
Yalta conference
Summit meeting; allies planned final strategy for ending WWII
VE Day
Victory in Europe day
VJ Day
Victory in Japan day
Douglas MacArthur
Leader of US forces in the pacific
Kamikaze
Japanese suicide planes
Manhattan project
Secret name for atomic bomb project
Hiroshima
Site of atomic bomb target
Why did Britain and France support the policy of appeasement
Because they thought communism was a greater threat than fascism
What were the results of the civil war in Spain
A fascist dictatorship was established in Spain
How did Adolf hitler justify the German policy of aggression
Germans had a right to conquer inferior people
What event marked the beginning of World War II
Germany invaded Poland
Describe Hitler’s blitzkrieg tactics
Lightning war; allowed Germany to take over many nations
Why did Germany invade the Soviet Union
Hitler hated communism and wanted their natural resources
What was the “final solution”
The murder of Jews in Europe
Describe the concept of total war
Regulate wages, prices, rationing of food, all resources were directed to the war effort
What was the importance of the battle of the bulge
Last German attack against the allies in World War II; delayed allied advance towards Germany
Why were the allies able to defeat Germany
Surrounded by enemies; poor military decisions, productive capacity of US
How did Germany’s location affect its chances to win World War II
Lessened it because it was surrounded by enemies
What were the reasons given for using atomic bombs on Japan
To end the war without invading Japan
What did the Nazi Soviet pact accomplish for Germany
It allowed Germany to invade Poland
Why was the Spanish Civil War called a dress rehearsal for World War II
It gave Germany a chance to use new weapons
What was the US strategy of island hopping in the Pacific
Allowed the US to gradually advanced towards Japan
