World War 2 Flashcards
What book did Adolf Hitler write
Mein Kampf (My Struggle)
How did dictators who claimed absolute power rule
They ruled their people by force
Who was the first dictator to rise to power in postwar europe
Benito Mussolini
What is Fascism
A dictatorial government that stresses greatness of a race or nation
Once in charge what did Mussolini do
He would quickly outlaw rival political parties and ended democratic rule in italy
The great depression hit who specifically hard by having businesses fail and millions of people be unemployed
Germany
What did many germans resent
That their country had to take all the blame for WW1
What party would hitler lead
the national socialist workers part, NAZI for short
What is antisemitism
the hatred of Jewish people
Hitler turned Germany into a totalitarian state, what is that
meaning that leaders would crush all opposition to them and would totally control all aspects of society
Who rose to power as the communist leader of the soviet union
Josph stalin
What did he do
He would kill rivals and sent millions of people he thought were disloyal to his own labor camps called the gulag
Japan would invade china, three years later Japan would what
join the axis powers with germany and italy
What did the nuetrality acts say
This act promised that America would stay neutral and we agreed to not sell weapons or give out loans to nations at war.
What is appeasement
the policy of giving in to the demands of others in an effort to keep peace.
Describe the german’s attack on Poland
The German attack on Poland was fast and fierce. The Germans would use planes to bomb their targets, then roll tanks into an area, followed by thousands of soldiers. This style of fighting was called blitzkrieg or lightning war.
During Belgium’s collapse what did Germany do
Germany would then officially ally with Italy and Japan forming the Axis Powers.
Who was winston churchhill
a great britian leader
What was the scorched earth policy
The Soviets would burn their cities, destroy crops, and blew up dams that provide electric power
What acts did Roosevelt sign which was the first U.S. peacetime drafting of men 21-35 years of age into the military?
Selective Training and Service Act
What was the lend-lease act
It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or lease weapons to any country “vital to the defense of
What was the Atlantic charter
a document that was not a military alliance, but it did set goals for the world after “the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny.”
What the did the atlantic charter also call for
It also called for the creation of a permanent system for preserving peace between American and G.B.
What was the attack on pearl harbor
At 7:55 am Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese warplanes attacked the United States military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Uniforms would be labeled G.I. which stood for
Government-issued. That is how U.S. soldiers became known as G.I.
What did the national war labor board help
It helped settle labor disputes that could slow down war production
What did the national war labor also do
They also did things like help automakers shift form making cars to building trucks, jeeps, tanks, and planes
What did women do in the war
They would work in assembly lines and help build tanks and airplanes
How many women would work and where
Eventually, 2.5 million women would work in shipyards, aircraft factories, and other manufacturing plants
