Introduction to WW2 Flashcards
Appeasement
appeasing somebody/thing into war from aggression
Lend-Lease Act
gave the president authority to aid any nation whose defense he believed vital to the United States
Non Aggression Pact
formal agreement between countries to not be attacking each other.
Island Hopping
traveling from island to island in a chain pattern
D-Day
day set for launching an operation
Tuskegee Airmen
group of African-American pilots/airmen.
Rosie the Riveter
person that represented the women that worked in the factories.
Navajo Code Talkers
group that created a code that was based on the unwritten Navajo language.
Executive Order 9066
the presidential execution order.
Manhattan Project
project that rushed the nuclear age with the development of the first bombs.
Final Solution
Nazi program for extermination of all Jews inside Europe
Kristallnacht
called the November program. Was against Jews that was carried out by the Nazis.
September 1, 1939
the start of WW2
September 2, 1945
the final ending to WW2
December 7, 1941
day which Pearl Harbor was attacked