Chapter 26 "World War II" Flashcards
Benito Mussolini
Strong Italian leader who became the Leader of Italy in 1922
Totalitarianism
A political system in which the government controls every aspect on citizens’ lives
Fascism
A political system in which the state/gov’t is more important than the individual citizen
Adolf Hitler
Chancellor (Leader) of Germany who started WW2
Nazi
National Socialist Party of Germany
Joseph Stalin
Dictator of the Soviet Union in 1928
Japan
Ruled by a group of military leaders
Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan
Who was the emperor of Japan in 1942?
Hirohito
Axis Powers
Japan
Italy
Germany
Appeasement
A policy of avoiding war with an aggressive nation by giving into its demands
Winston Churchill
British Admiral
Allied Powers
Great Britain
France
- Germans used Blitzkrieg, which means what?
Lightening War
- In the spring of 1940, after conquering Poland, Hitler conquered which countries?
Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- _______ surrendered to Germany on June 22, 1940.
France
Luftwaffe is _________________.
The German Air Force
The RAF is ______________.
The British Royal Air Force
How was the Battle of Britain won?
Using radar, the RAF was able to detect and destroy some 2,300 of the Luftwaffe’s aircraft
What EVENT sparked WWII?
Hitler’s men conquered Poland
Lend-Lease Act
- Was extended to the Soviet Union
- The U.S. sent supplies such as weapons, tanks, airplanes, and food to the Great Britain
- Allowed the President to aid any nation believed vital to U.S. defense
Pearl Harbor
- Was bombed by Japan
2. U.S. Naval Fleet
What was the War Production Board (WPB)
Oversaw the change of factories to war production
Selective Service and Training Act 1940:
The first peacetime draft in the country’s history
Name two ways African Americans were treated unfairly when looking for a job
They got lower pay and a smaller range of jobs to be employed in.
_ _______ _______ was a labor leader who fought against the unfair treatment of African American workers
A. Phillip Randolf