Unit 6: World War 2 and Genocide Flashcards
Militarism
Domination by the military
Manchuria
Japan invades it in 1931 and installs the puppet state of Manchicko
Spanish Civil War
1936-1939 A “dress rehearsal” for World War 2
Fransisco Franco
Led the fascist group “Nationalists”
Embargo
To trade
Totalitarianism
Total control
Nazi-Soviet Aggression Pact
Hitler and Stalin meet agreeing to divide Poland and allow the Soviets takeover Estonia, Lativia, and Lithuania
Blitzkrieg
- Lighting war
- German attack characterized by Mobility, Air Attack and Tank attack
Battle of Britain
German attempt to conquer Great Britain
Winston Churchill
New prime minister who kept British morale high
Atlantic Charter
Declaring plans for peace and opposition to totalitarianism
Anti-Semitism
Predujice against Jews
Genocide
Systematic targeting a specific group for elimination
Hirohito
Emperor of Japan
Armenian Genocide
Leaders of the Ottoman Empire attempt to eliminate all Armenians from predominantly Muslim Turkey
The Final Solution
Death for all Jews
Battle of Midway
1942- U.S forces prevented Japanese takeover of Midway Island
Battle of Stalingrad
- Stalin refused to allow a surrender
- Axis advance stopped
- USSR won the battle
D-Day
June 6, 1944 allied forces successfully landed on beaches of Normandy, France and began the liberation of France
Yalta Conference
Decisions about future of Europe tensions between U.S and USSR elections for Poland
Kristallnachte
“Crystal night” for smashing glass storefronts of Jewish businesses. Government sponsored riots against Jews
