Chapter 25

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Fascism

Question 2

Fascist, racist, and antisemitic political party in Germany from 1920-1945; led by hitler.

Answer 2

Nazi party

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Communism

Question 4

Axis powers

Answer 4

World war 2 faction made up primarily of Germany, Italy, and japan

Question 5

Allies

Answer 5

World war 2 faction made up primarily of Britain, USA, USSR, and China

Question 6

Leaders of major nations?
Italy-
Germany-
Japan-
US-
Great Britain-
Soviet Union-

Answer 6

Italy- Benito Mussolini
Germany- Adolf Hitler
Japan- Hideki Tojo
Us- Franklin Roosevelt
Great Britain- Winston Churchill
Soviet Union- Joseph Stalin

Question 7

British policy to avoid war by giving in to German territorial demands over Czechoslovakia

Answer 7

Appeasement

Question 8

Policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries

Answer 8

Isolationism

Question 9

1930s law meant to keep U.S. out of European wars

Answer 9

Neutrality Acts

Question 10

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”

Answer 10

“Actions short of war”

Question 11

Pre-war declaration by Britain and the United States of each nation’s shared post-war goals

Answer 11

Atlantic Charter

Question 12

Relocation and internment of Japanese Americans by the U.S. on suspicion of disloyalty

Answer 12

Internment of Japanese Americans

Question 13

Systematic killings of 12 million Jews, Roma, Disabled, or others the Nazis deemed “undesirable”

Answer 13

Holocaust

Question 14

Black campaign to achieve victory over racial discrimination at home and the Axis abroad

Answer 14

Double V Campaign

Question 15

Top-Secret project to develop atomic bombs

Answer 15

Manhattan Project

Question 16

Despite initial neutrality, FDR took action to increase American Involvement by what?

Answer 16

Arming Great Britain

Question 17

When the war began, what did the US government and American Businesses do to quickly pivots to a war footing?

Answer 17

Changing processes and production

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

False. It strengthen the cause.

Question 19

The United States pursues what strategies in both Europe and the Pacific to meet the challenges of fighting a two-front war?

Answer 19

Unique strategies

Question 20

What two situations, although different, continue to have lasting legacies?

Answer 20

Holocaust and The internment of Japanese Americans

Question 21

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)

Answer 21

Atomic Age and the Cold War