Unit 5 Test Flashcards
Rise of Dictators after WWII
Economic depression, Treaty of Versailles
Axis powers
Japan, Germany, Italy joined together
Allied powers
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Appeasement (why did it fail?)
a policy. Britain and France tried with Germany. They believed Hitlers demands were reasonable, wanted peace not another war. It failed when Hitler demands the city of Danzig
Nuremberg Laws
took citizenship away from the jewish germans and banned marriage between jews and other germans
Hitler & Germany defeat
Hitler blamed the defeat of the war on the Jews.
SS St. Louis
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“Final Solution”
to get rid of all the jews
Wannsee Conference
Nazi leaders met to determine what they would do with jews
Japans invasion of Manchuria
they invaded Manchuria because it was resource rich region of Northern China
Neutrality Act of 1935
made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any country at war
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression
Hitler and Stalin signed a treaty to not go to war with eachother. Instead have Germany fight against Britain and France
Kristallnacht
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Destroyers for bases
Great Britain exchanged their military bases in New Foundland and islands in the Carribean for the americans destroyers
Lend-Lease Act
Roosevelts plan to aid Britain by allowing them to “borrow” arms as long as they promised to give them back or pay rent after the war
Hitlers goal in bombing London
He wanted to terrorize the British into surrendering
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR runs for a third term, this goes against a precedent that George Washington set
Blue prints vs. Red prints
blue points: controlled processed foods
red points: controlled meats, fats, and oils
Battle of Iwo Jima
American military invades, needed an island closer to Japan
Bataan Death March
prisoners walked 65 miles to Japanese prison camps, 10,000 troops died. Occurred in the Filipinos
Battle of Midway
Americans decoded what the Japanese were saying over the radio. Japanese goal was to prevent Americans from bombing Tokyo. Turning point in the war
V-J Day & V-E Day
- Japan surrendered
- Victory in Europe
Nye Committee
blamed Arm factories for American involvement in the war
Battle of Britain
Britain fought back and Hitler cancelled the land invasion because of his losses
Auschwitz
The worse concentration camp that the Jews could be sent to
Cost-plus system
a government contract to a pay a manufacturer the cost to produce an item plus a guaranteed percentage
Liberty Ships
construction work applied different techniques, welded instead of riveted allowed for easy repair
D-Day & Pas-de-Clais
D-Day: invasion of Normandy, Omar Bradley was in control of the troops at Omaha Beach. He nearly evacuated because of their success at other beaches
Pas-de-Calais: allies placed inflatable equipment to confuse the Germans
Women in WWII
women released men for combat.
Double V Campaign
campaigned that urged African Americans to support the war to achieve a double victory, both over Hitlers racism abroad and the racism at home
Auto Industry & WWII
the auto industry produced 1/3 military equipment; trucks, jeeps, tanks, helmets, and artillary
Convoy system
a system in which merchant ships travel with naval vessels for protection
Battle of Stalingrad
major turning point in the war in Europe. Put Germany on the defensive for the remainder of the war
Nuremberg Trials
Prosecution of Nazi Germans and Japanese leaders
Rosie Riveter
hired women to work in factories during the war
Winston Churchhill
British prime minister, says “Britain will never surrender”
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany, executed many Jews. Extreme nationalism, anticommunist
Joseph Stalin
Dictator of the Soviet Union, communist. Comes to power after the death of Vladimir Lenins
James Doolittle
lieutenant, commanded to bomb Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
commander of airfields in the philippines
Omar Bradley
commander of the American forces landing at Omaha and Utah
Harry Truman
becomes president after FDRs death. Approves Manhattan Project
Chester Nimitz
commander of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, planned operations against Japanese Navy
Manhattan Project
secret american program to build an atomic bomb, led by Robert Oppenheimer
Reasons for: military weapon, save american lives, end war quickly, keep soviets out of Japan
Reasons against: kill a massive amount of civilians, environmental impact, future atomic warfare, would it work?
