Vocab hist Flashcards
Winston Churchill
Prime minister of England, apposed Chamberlain and encourage England’s strong will
FDR
Franklyn D. Roosenlt, president af US in 1933-1945
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy and Japan opposing the Allies
Eastern Front
USSR and Poland, conquered by Germany
Western Front
France, conquered by Germany after Poland
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Agreement that Germany would not attack USSR; Broken in 1940
Cash-Carry
US allowing other nations to buy from them without breaking the neutrality acts, designed specifically for Britain
Land-Lease
US let Great Britain “borrow” land without expecting to get it back
Munich Pact
Britain and France agreeing to give Germany the Sudetandland portion of Checkslovakia (also an ex. of appeasement)
Appeasement
A policy involving giving an aggressive country what they want to avoid conflict
September 1st, 1939
The beginning of WW2, starting with Germany invading Poland
League of Nations
World powers joining forces to maintain global peace, including US, Britain, France, and Italy
Neutrality Acts
The US’s way of controlling their gov. and keep out of the war, prevents gov. from traveling or selling weapons
Isolationism
US policy to isolate from other countries and stay out of the war
Lebensraum
the “living space” Hitler believed was needed to grow the Aryan race
Blitz Krieg
Hitler’s war strategy; attacked with Planes first, then Tanks, then foot soldiers
Maginot Line
Concrete defenses by the French (trenches) built to prevent invasion.
Phony War
the 6 month period after Poland was conquered that no countries were active in the war
Dunkirk
French City that was invaded that greatly slowed Germany down
Battle of Britain
The war between GB and Germany that made no progress/ Hitler gave up
RAF
Royal Air Force, Britain’s air military that had radar technology
Atlantic Charter
Statement by US and GB staring their plans in the war; was sent out way before US joined the war
Embargo
When US had an “embargo” and stopped selling Japan scrap metal, and closed off the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping
Operation Barbarossa
When Germany invaded USSR, starting 1940
