Social Studies Flashcards
During the 1930s Germany wanted to gain territory of china
Japan
Britain and France controlled most of Africa before war
True
Appeasement is the act of submitting to an enemy’s wishes in order to keep the peace
Demands
To grow the government congress required every man to help out
Army
Roosevelt agreed with Churchill Erica’s should focus first on defeating Hitler
Europe/N.Africa
In order to free Europe the British and the Americans fought the Germans in N. Africa
True
Why did France declare war on Germany
They were friends with Poland and the Germans attacked Poland
Why did Hitler invade the USSR
Germany wanted there natural resources and their rich-soil land
What event caused the US to enter war
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Why did fighting continue in Italy after the country surrendered to the Allies
Fighting continued in Italy because it is apart of the Axis Power which the Allies are against
Leader of the Nationist Party in China
Chaing Kai-shek
Leader of the communist in china
Mao Zedong
Emperor of china
Hirohito
Prime minister of Britain
Winston Churchill
The main general over Germany’s forces in N.Africa
Erwin Rommel
Became premier of Japanese in October 1941
Hideke Tojo
Commanded the British forces in N.Africa
Bernard Montgomery
Commanded American progress in N.Africa then continued he fight in Sicily and freed the island
Dwight EsienHower
Commanded American progress in N.Africa
George Patton
—————— aggressive actions pushed the world toward war in the 1900s
Germany’s
Before WW2 most European countries tried to remain ———————
Nuteral
Congress tried to keep Americans out of war by passing several bills called ———————
Neutrality Acts
Germany,Italy,and Japan were called the ——————————-
Axis Powers
An—————- is a government order that bans all or some trade with other countries
Embargo
The Russians asked the ——— for help to defeat Hitler
USA
Once the US declared war the country needed to grow its—————
Military
The countries that fought the Axis Powers were called the ——————
Allies
The Allies defeated the ————-army in N.Africa
German
