paper 3 - ww2 and the americas Flashcards
appeasement
accepting demands in order to avoid conflict
axis powers
germany, italy, japan
allied powers
UK, USSR, US, france
invasion of poland
event that sparked ww2 - france and UK declared war on germany
the battle of britain
- 1940
- air campaign by the german luftwaffe against the UK
- objective was to gain air superiority over royal air force
pearl harbour
- december 7th 1941
- surprise attack by the japanese on the main US pacific fleet in hawaii
- american losses were 3000
- us declared war on japan
d-day
- june 6th 1944
- allied troops land on french coastline to fight nazi germany on the beaches of normandy
harry truman
became president when FDR died; gave order to drop the atomic bomb
internment camps
detention centers where more than 100,000 japanese americans were relocated during ww2
FDR
- 32nd president of the US, elected four times
- led country during ww2
tuskeegee airmen
- first african american aviators in armed forces
- played vital role in the north african campaign
- were highly respected for sophisticated style of aircraft combat
winston churchill
prime minister of UK during ww2
totalitarianism
political system where the government has total control over the lives of citizens
battle of bataan
japanese forced about 75,000 surrendered americans and filipinos to march to prison camps with little food and water
the manhattan project
secret research and development project to develop the atomic bomb
league of nations
- global association formed in 1919 to promote peace
- later replaced by united nations in 1945
v-e day
- may 8th, 1945
- victory in europe day when the germans surrendered