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Unit 6: World War 2 and Genocide Flashcards

1
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Militarism

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Domination by the military

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Manchuria

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Japan invades it in 1931 and installs the puppet state of Manchicko

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Spanish Civil War

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1936-1939 A “dress rehearsal” for World War 2

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Fransisco Franco

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Led the fascist group “Nationalists”

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5
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Embargo

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To trade

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Totalitarianism

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Total control

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Nazi-Soviet Aggression Pact

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Hitler and Stalin meet agreeing to divide Poland and allow the Soviets takeover Estonia, Lativia, and Lithuania

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Blitzkrieg

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  • Lighting war

- German attack characterized by Mobility, Air Attack and Tank attack

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9
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Battle of Britain

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German attempt to conquer Great Britain

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10
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Winston Churchill

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New prime minister who kept British morale high

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Atlantic Charter

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Declaring plans for peace and opposition to totalitarianism

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12
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Anti-Semitism

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Predujice against Jews

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13
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Genocide

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Systematic targeting a specific group for elimination

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14
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Hirohito

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Emperor of Japan

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Armenian Genocide

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Leaders of the Ottoman Empire attempt to eliminate all Armenians from predominantly Muslim Turkey

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The Final Solution

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Death for all Jews

17
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Battle of Midway

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1942- U.S forces prevented Japanese takeover of Midway Island

18
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Battle of Stalingrad

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  • Stalin refused to allow a surrender
  • Axis advance stopped
  • USSR won the battle
19
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D-Day

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June 6, 1944 allied forces successfully landed on beaches of Normandy, France and began the liberation of France

20
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Yalta Conference

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Decisions about future of Europe tensions between U.S and USSR elections for Poland

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Kristallnachte

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“Crystal night” for smashing glass storefronts of Jewish businesses. Government sponsored riots against Jews

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