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clios notes wwii Flashcards

1
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the treaty that ended wwi and heavily punished germany

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treaty of versailles

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2
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an international organization created after wwi. the US didnt join

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league of nations

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3
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policy of remaining apart from affairs/interests of other groups

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isolationism

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4
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limited ally naval power in 1922

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washington naval agreement

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5
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dictator of italy in the 30s

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benito mussilini

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6
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dictator of germany during the 30s

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adolf hitler

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7
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japanese emperor during the 30s

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hideki tojo

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8
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east african county invaded by italy in 1935

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ethiopia

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9
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a region of china invaded by japan in 1931

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manchuria

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10
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fascists try to take over spain in 1936-8

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spanish civil war

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11
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series of acts passed by congress to limit travel, munitions selling, and making war loans

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neutrality acts

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12
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made by roosevelt in 1937 in an attempt to push for isolating japan

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quarantine speech

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13
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aviator who flew from nyc to paris and led the america first committee

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charles lindbergh

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14
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promoted isolationism, led by charles lindbergh

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america first committee

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15
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area of western germany that was rearmed in ‘35 (violating treaty of versailles)

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rhineland

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16
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part of czechoslovakia that was the “last piece” of land hitler wanted

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sudetenland

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17
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met with hitler to sign the munich pact. appeasement guy

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neville chamberlain

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18
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you get sudetenland, but nothing else! (appeasement)

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munich pact

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19
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giving into demand for a purpose

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appeasement

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20
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agreement from soviet union to not fight hitler

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german-soviet nonagression pact

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21
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US offered weapons but britain pays for and transports them

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cash and carry

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22
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britain gets to borrow US stuff

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lend-lease

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23
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harbor in hawaii that was invaded by japan

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pearl harbor

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24
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date of pearl harbor attack

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dec 7, 1941

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25
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what roosevelt said about 12/7/41

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“a day that will live in infamy”

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26
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winston churchill, fdr, josef stalin

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big 3

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27
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use heaviest forces in europe to begin with, not pacific

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europe first

28
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bypass enemy-held islands to get to japan quicker

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island hopping

29
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a surprise bomb attack on tokyo by 16 US bombers

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doolittle raid

30
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turning point in pacific war where 4 japanese carriers and 300 planes were destroyed

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battle of midway

31
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island where entrenched japanese fought to the death

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iwo jima

32
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island that had many japanese and put US air forces near japan

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okinawa

33
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japanese leaders ordered these attacks on US out of desperation

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kamikaze

34
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japanese cities that got atomic bombs in aug ‘45

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hiroshima and nagasaki

35
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plan to begin attacks at north africa

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operation torch

36
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where america attacked, going from sicily to italy

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soft underbelly

37
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what stalin called for, hopefully in the heart of german power

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second front

38
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where america and britain invaded france on june 6, 1944

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normandy

39
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the day the allies invaded normandy. june 6, 1944

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d-day

40
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codename for battle of normandy

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operation overlord

41
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supreme allied commander who led operation overlord

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dwight eisenhower

42
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the last-ditch german effort to defeat the allies

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battle of the bulge

43
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all-black air squadron

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tuskegee airmen

44
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most decorated unit, all young japanese men

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442nd regiment

45
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they encoded messages that the japanese never understood

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navaho code talkers

46
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women part of navy

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WAVEs

47
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women part of army

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WACs

48
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president who led america through wwii and gd

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fdr

49
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nickname for america when converting to wartime production

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arsenal of democracy

50
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roosevelts 1942 speech

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four freedoms

51
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roosevelt’s four freedoms

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speech, want, worship, no fear

52
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implemented by roosevelt in ‘42 to put japanese in camps

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executive order 9066

53
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he sued up to the supreme court, but lost

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fred korematsu

54
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jewish refugee ship that america turned down

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st louis

55
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symbol of women working in factories

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rosie the riveter

56
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in LA, pitted mexican american youth against bigoted sailors

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zoot suit riots

57
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created by african americans to end fascism abroad and racism at home

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double V campaign

58
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labor organizer who threatened a march on DC that convinced FDR to eliminate defense industry discrimination

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A. phillip randolph

59
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german inventions

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jet aircraft and V1/V2 rockets

60
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american inventions

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computer, radar, antibiotics, sonar, proximity fuse

61
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secret project developing atomic bombs

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manhattan project

62
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sent a letter to fdr that started manhattan project

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albert einstein

63
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desert in new mexico where atomic bomb was tested

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alamogordo

64
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replaced fdr and dropped atomic bombs on japan

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harry truman

65
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they recommended truman use the atomic bomb on japan

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interim committee

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