clios notes wwii Flashcards

1
Q

the treaty that ended wwi and heavily punished germany

A

treaty of versailles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

an international organization created after wwi. the US didnt join

A

league of nations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

policy of remaining apart from affairs/interests of other groups

A

isolationism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

limited ally naval power in 1922

A

washington naval agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

dictator of italy in the 30s

A

benito mussilini

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

dictator of germany during the 30s

A

adolf hitler

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

japanese emperor during the 30s

A

hideki tojo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

east african county invaded by italy in 1935

A

ethiopia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

a region of china invaded by japan in 1931

A

manchuria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

fascists try to take over spain in 1936-8

A

spanish civil war

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

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

A

neutrality acts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

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

A

quarantine speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

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

A

charles lindbergh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

promoted isolationism, led by charles lindbergh

A

america first committee

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

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

A

rhineland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

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

A

sudetenland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

met with hitler to sign the munich pact. appeasement guy

A

neville chamberlain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

you get sudetenland, but nothing else! (appeasement)

A

munich pact

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

giving into demand for a purpose

A

appeasement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

agreement from soviet union to not fight hitler

A

german-soviet nonagression pact

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

US offered weapons but britain pays for and transports them

A

cash and carry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

britain gets to borrow US stuff

A

lend-lease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

harbor in hawaii that was invaded by japan

A

pearl harbor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

date of pearl harbor attack

A

dec 7, 1941

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
what roosevelt said about 12/7/41
"a day that will live in infamy"
26
winston churchill, fdr, josef stalin
big 3
27
use heaviest forces in europe to begin with, not pacific
europe first
28
bypass enemy-held islands to get to japan quicker
island hopping
29
a surprise bomb attack on tokyo by 16 US bombers
doolittle raid
30
turning point in pacific war where 4 japanese carriers and 300 planes were destroyed
battle of midway
31
island where entrenched japanese fought to the death
iwo jima
32
island that had many japanese and put US air forces near japan
okinawa
33
japanese leaders ordered these attacks on US out of desperation
kamikaze
34
japanese cities that got atomic bombs in aug '45
hiroshima and nagasaki
35
plan to begin attacks at north africa
operation torch
36
where america attacked, going from sicily to italy
soft underbelly
37
what stalin called for, hopefully in the heart of german power
second front
38
where america and britain invaded france on june 6, 1944
normandy
39
the day the allies invaded normandy. june 6, 1944
d-day
40
codename for battle of normandy
operation overlord
41
supreme allied commander who led operation overlord
dwight eisenhower
42
the last-ditch german effort to defeat the allies
battle of the bulge
43
all-black air squadron
tuskegee airmen
44
most decorated unit, all young japanese men
442nd regiment
45
they encoded messages that the japanese never understood
navaho code talkers
46
women part of navy
WAVEs
47
women part of army
WACs
48
president who led america through wwii and gd
fdr
49
nickname for america when converting to wartime production
arsenal of democracy
50
roosevelts 1942 speech
four freedoms
51
roosevelt's four freedoms
speech, want, worship, no fear
52
implemented by roosevelt in '42 to put japanese in camps
executive order 9066
53
he sued up to the supreme court, but lost
fred korematsu
54
jewish refugee ship that america turned down
st louis
55
symbol of women working in factories
rosie the riveter
56
in LA, pitted mexican american youth against bigoted sailors
zoot suit riots
57
created by african americans to end fascism abroad and racism at home
double V campaign
58
labor organizer who threatened a march on DC that convinced FDR to eliminate defense industry discrimination
A. phillip randolph
59
german inventions
jet aircraft and V1/V2 rockets
60
american inventions
computer, radar, antibiotics, sonar, proximity fuse
61
secret project developing atomic bombs
manhattan project
62
sent a letter to fdr that started manhattan project
albert einstein
63
desert in new mexico where atomic bomb was tested
alamogordo
64
replaced fdr and dropped atomic bombs on japan
harry truman
65
they recommended truman use the atomic bomb on japan
interim committee