Final Multiple Choice Flashcards
Operation Barbarossa
Was during world war II and was the code name for the german invasion of the soviet union (1941)
Sudetenland
the historical german name for northern, southern, and western areas of former Czechoslovakia which were inhabited by primarily studenten germans
Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939
paved the way for the joint invasion of poland by nazi germany and the soviet union
Lend Lease
stated that the US could lend or lease (instead of sell) war supplied to any nation
German Invasion of Poland Crisis
German troops invaded poland september 1st 1939, triggeting world war II
The Fall of France
German invasion of france during World War II. France was conquered ending land operations on the western front
The battle of Britain
A military campaign of the second cold war where the royal air force and the fleet air arm of the royal navy defended the united kingdom against nazi germanys air force.
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack done by Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service apon the U.S. naval base at pearl harbor on december 7th 1941
Japanese Internment
During world war II the U.S. relocated and incarcerated at least 120k people of japanese decent to identified incarceration sites.
War in the Pacific
the major theatre of world war II that covered a large portion of the pacific ocean, east asia and southeast asia
Battle of Coral Sea
a major naval battle between the imperial japanese naval and navy VS. air forces of the United States and Australia
Atlantic Warfare Accords
The battle of the atlantic was the longest military campaign to defeat nazi germeny covering a major part of naval history in world war II
Allied Invasion of Sicily and Italy
a major campaign of world war II in which allied forced invaded an island of sicily and took it from Axis powers, similar to what happened in italy
The battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the easter front of world war II where nazi germany and it’s allied unsuccessfully fought the soviet union for control of the city Stalingrad
Normandy “D-Day” Invasion
landing operations of the allied invasion of norwat in operation overload during world war II
U.S. Post-War economic boom
a broad period of worldwide economic expansion beginning with the aftermath of world war II
Sunbelt
following world war II the U.S. population shifted from northern cities to southern cities
G.I. Bill of Rights
provided world war II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing
“Iron Curtain”
a political and ideological barrier erected by the soviet union to seal itself off as well as irs dependent eastern and centeral european allies from open contact with the west
Cold War
a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Societ Union and their respetive allies
Stagflation
also known as recession inflation is a situation in which the inflation rate is high ot increasing and the economic rate slows
Fall of China Treaty
the unequal treaty was signed between china and eastern powers required china to cede land, pay reparations, legalizeopium import and grand extraterritorial privileges to foreign citizens
Korean War
war fought between north korea and south korea. It began when north korea invaded south korea following clashes along the boarder and rebellions in south korea
Berlin Airlife Accords
when western allied started a massive airlift to counter the berlin blockade imposed by the soviet regime
Division of Europe
Europe was divided into spheres of influence with the americans, british and french in the western europe and the soviets in eastern europe. once germany was defeated a fault-line was created that split european continent in half
NATO and Warsaw Pact
The warshaw pact and NATO were opposed and overtime built up defences starting an arms race, with no direct conflict
Marshall Plan
proposed that the united states provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar europe
United Nations
an intergovernmental organization whose stated purpose is to maintain international peace and security.
1947 National Security Act
reorganized the structure of the U.S armed forced during WW II and created the office of secretary of defense