Chapter 25 Flashcards
Political ideology of far- right nationalism with an authoritarian government that suppresses all dissent; state takes precedence over individual interests; Germany and Italy were this kind of states.
Fascism
Fascist, racist, and antisemitic political party in Germany from 1920-1945; led by hitler.
Nazi party
Political and economic system in which the major means of production are owned and controlled by the state; the Soviet Union was this type of state
Communism
Axis powers
World war 2 faction made up primarily of Germany, Italy, and japan
Allies
World war 2 faction made up primarily of Britain, USA, USSR, and China
Leaders of major nations?
Italy-
Germany-
Japan-
US-
Great Britain-
Soviet Union-
Italy- Benito Mussolini
Germany- Adolf Hitler
Japan- Hideki Tojo
Us- Franklin Roosevelt
Great Britain- Winston Churchill
Soviet Union- Joseph Stalin
British policy to avoid war by giving in to German territorial demands over Czechoslovakia
Appeasement
Policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
Isolationism
1930s law meant to keep U.S. out of European wars
Neutrality Acts
Series of 3 policies that increased U.S. involvement in Arming Allied nations, while America had not yet declared war.
policies were the “lend-lease program,” “cash-and-carry,” and “destroyers for bases”
“Actions short of war”
Pre-war declaration by Britain and the United States of each nation’s shared post-war goals
Atlantic Charter
Relocation and internment of Japanese Americans by the U.S. on suspicion of disloyalty
Internment of Japanese Americans
Systematic killings of 12 million Jews, Roma, Disabled, or others the Nazis deemed “undesirable”
Holocaust
Black campaign to achieve victory over racial discrimination at home and the Axis abroad
Double V Campaign
Top-Secret project to develop atomic bombs
Manhattan Project
Despite initial neutrality, FDR took action to increase American Involvement by what?
Arming Great Britain
When the war began, what did the US government and American Businesses do to quickly pivots to a war footing?
Changing processes and production
True or false: WWII highlighted the roles of women, blacks, Latinos, and native Americans in society, despite discrimination. WWII would further weaken the aspiration towards civil rights for all.
False. It strengthen the cause.
The United States pursues what strategies in both Europe and the Pacific to meet the challenges of fighting a two-front war?
Unique strategies
What two situations, although different, continue to have lasting legacies?
Holocaust and The internment of Japanese Americans
World War Two, the largest conflict in history leaves tens of millions dead across the globe, but its conclusion also sparks the beginning of what? (2)
Atomic Age and the Cold War
