lecture 24 A & B Flashcards
Who were the Allies of WW2?
Great Britain, Soviet Union, & France
Bang
Several
Friends
Who were the Axis?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Go
Inside
Jimmy
What was the Kellogg - Brand Pact of 1928
before the war France comes to the US and asks for an alliance against Germany. Kellogg says no, instead wants a bunch of nations together to sign a paper that says war is illegal. 14 nations signed in at the beginning then 48 others signed it later. Doesnt work.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
He was a Italian Fascist whose goal was to rebuild the roman empire. He did not want anti-semitism but will go back on that eventually. He was captured by Italians after the war who were part of the resistance and shot him - he became a humiliation.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
A German Fascist/ Nazi who grew popularity by taking power. He thought that germans were the superior race. Social Darwinism king. Eugenics and all. He made the Holocaust and killed 6 million jews. He committed suicide at the end of the war.
Who was Hideki Tojo?
He was a Japanese Dictator who taught a kind of Fascism. Japanese children were taught they were the superior race. He tried to kill himself but was caught and taken to military tribunal, found guilty, and was hung for war crimes.
Who was Joseph Stalin ?
Dictator for the Soviet Union
What is the Good Neighbor Policy?
“No state has the right to intervene in the internal or external affairs of another”
What are the 3 US Neutrality acts?
- Neutrality act of 1935. imposed a general embargo on trading in arms and war materials with all parties in a war. It also declared that American citizens traveling on warring ships traveled at their own risk.
- Cash and carry 1937. Allowing trade with war-ing nations but only going to sell non-military goods & only in full. Also they have to get it themselves - no shipping
- Quarantine speech 1927. Trying not to get involved.
What was the Munich Agreement of 1938 ?
appeasement: giving into the demands of someone despite it being unreasonable in hopes that it’s all they want. Basically Hitlers idea to scam people. Think: My agreement doesn’t count
What was the Non-Aggression pact 1939
Hitler & Stalin sign a pact saying that neither will attack the other - NOT an alliance
what was Blitzkrieg of 1940
“Lightning war” Nazi troops occupy France until D-Day
Tripartite pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign an alliance pact to deter the US from joining
What was Lend Lease of 1941
The US LENDING money to Britain because they’re super broke, basically helping the war (not being very neutral
Operation Barbarossa 1941
Hitler immediately violating the non aggression pact when he invades the soviet union LOL Think: Operation Barbaric idiot never keeps his word
Atlantic Charter 1941
- Franklin D. Roosevelt & Winston Churchill signed 1941 Atlantic charter. Laid the foundation for the united nations
Think: Atlantic colab :D
Pearl Harbor ?
yikes! US puts an oil embargo on japan. No oil and they freeze assets.
SO Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
USS Arizona mem
peal harbor memorial duh !
Who was Douglas McArthur
General and leader for the US army
Who was Chester Nimitz
a fleet admiral in the United States Navy - commander in chief