HISTORY QUIZ / WW2 Flashcards
Adolf Hitler
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Germany
- Fascist
- Axis
Benito Mussolini
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Italy
- Fascist
- Axis
Neville Chamberlain
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Britain
- Democracy
- Allies
Winston Churchill
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Britain
- Democracy
- Allies
Hideki Tojo
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Japan
- Totalitarian
- Axis
Emperor Hirohito
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Japan
- Totalitarian
- Axis
Franklin Roosevelt
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- U.S
- Democracy
- Allies
Joseph Stalin
(Country, Type of Gov, Axis or Allies)
- Russia
- Communism
- Allies
Fascism (What is it?)
Form of totalitarian with a dictator that holds complete power.
Communism (What is it?)
An economic system where everything is shared in the community and nothing is privately owned.
Totalitarian (What is it?)
The government has complete authority and control over every aspect of the life of the people.
Purges and where did Stalin send political opponents?
- Stalin purged anyone who stood in his way and sent them to political labor camps.
Rhineland (Where and Significance)
A region in western Germany.
- Adolf Hitler violated the treaty of Versailles by sending troops to the demilitarized Rhineland,
Sudetenland (Significance)
Hitler and his military forces took over Sudetenland without conflict.
- Britain and France wanted appeasement
Appeasement
Ruling in to a country’s demand to avoid conflict/war.
Soviet Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
A deal between Germany and the soviet union where they agreed to not attack/invade each other.
What country did Germany invade that started WW2?
Poland
Britzkrieg (What is it?)
A military strategy used by Germany.
- They used tanks, airplanes, and guns to overwhelm and defeat their enemies.
What happened to France during WW2?
Germany invaded France and took control over the country.
Cash Carry Policy
A policy where countries can buy military supplies from the U.S as long as they paid in cash and get the supplies themselves.
Lend Lease Act
Where the U.S sent military aid to any allied countries.
America First Committee
A committee aimed to keep the U.S out of WW2.
What country did Japan invade during the 1930´s
China
Reason Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
They wanted to weaken the U.S fleet and prevent the U.S from interfering with their military advancements.
Selective Training and Service Act
Required men to register for the draft during peacetime. 21-35 years old
War Production Board and how did Industrial production factor into WWII
To oversee the conversion of American factories from civilian production to military production, effectively directing the nation’s industrial output towards supplying the war effort by prioritizing the allocation of materials and resources,
- allowed the U.S. to a lot of supplies of military equipment and significantly contribute to the Allied victory.
Office of War Mobilization
Coordinate all government agencies involved in the war effort
Liberty Ships
big military U.S ships
How US entrance into the war impact life on the home front? Give THREE examples.
1) Ration food
2)bought war bonds, income tax
3)organizations (blood drives, collect scrap metal)
How were the following groups affected by the war on the Home Front? (Women, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans)
Women-
took jobs in factories
rationing
African- Americans
moving from the south, working in factories
Mexican-American
working on railroads, working on fields/crops
What were the two ways the government raised money to pay for the war?
War Bonds and increasing taxes
How did women, African Americans and Navajo contribute to the military effort in WWII?
Women
Helped war effort , worked
(nurses)
African-Americans
worked, (south to north) work forces
DOUBLE V, (victory at home and victory at war)
Native-Americans
Helped set up secret codes that the Japanese couldn’t break
What was the main effect of Executive Order 9066?What was the main effect of Executive Order 9066?
Forced relocation of Japanese Americans to more inland to internment camps.
What was the decision in Korematsu v. US? Why was this decision later called “a mistake that must never be repeated?”
The decision was that the internment camps were constitutional
They were later called a mistake because it allowed for racial discrimination based on the idea of military necessity during a time of crisis, effectively sacrificing individual rights for national security concerns.
Manhattan Project
Produce nuclear weapons like atomic bombs.
Options that President Truman had to end the war
- atomic bombs
- invade Japanese mainland
- demonstrating the bomb on an uninhabited area
Justifications for using the Atomic Bomb
Ended WW2 and saved thousands of American and British lives
Justifications for NOT using the Atomic Bomb
Killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians.
Pearl Harbor (Significance)
- Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
- U.S joined WW2 in allied side
Bataan Death March (Significance)
- 10,000 of our troops were taken as prisoners to march 60 miles, shows brutal treatment that Japanese had for prisoners of war
Midway (Significance)
- Turning point of the war in the pacific
- Showed the U.S is capable of striking the Japanese mainland
Doolittle Raids (Significance)
- First time U.S bombed Japan
- Gave confidence to U.S
Iwo Jima (Significance)
U.S bombers are now in range of the Japanese mainland.
Okinawa (Significance)
The only step left for the U.S is an invasion of the Japanese mainland
- last major battle
Battle of Britain (Significance)
Germany’s first loss
- Turns attention to attack soviet union
Battle of El Alamein (Significance)
- Turning point -> led to the defeat of Axis power in North America
- Mental boost for British soldiers
Stalingrad (Significance)
- Turning point on Eastern front
- Germany lost
- Begins to retreat
D-day (Significance)
- Allied victory
- Liberated France from Germany’s control
Bulge (Significance)
- Allied victory
- Germany’s last attempt
- Second deadliest/biggest battle in history
September 1st, 1939
Germany invades Poland (WW2 begins)
December 7th 1941
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
June 6th 1944
D-Day
May 7th 1945
Germans Surrender
August 6th 1945
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
August 9th 1945
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
August 14th 1945
V-J Day
September 2nd 1945
Japanese surrender (WW2 ends)
