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appeasement

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a political policy of conceding to aggression by a warlike nation

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non-aggression act

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treaty made by Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 that opened the way for both nations to invade Poland

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Blitzkrieg

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“lightning war”

began with dive-bomber attacks that destroyed Polish airfields and the smashed large cities

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Phony War

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name given to the period of time in WW2 from September 1939 to April 1940- during this time nothing happened

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Mein Kampf

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autobiography written by Hitler in which he outlined his future plans for Germany

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V-J Day

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September 12, 1945

day of victory over Japan for the allies in WW2

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Axis

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3 power agreement- called it the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis

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Neville Chamberlain

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said Germans should get to keep what they have taken over

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Winston Churchill

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said that appeasement was a joke and irresponsible

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Benito Mussolini

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gave Facism its name-person who seized power in Italy in 1922

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Hideki Tojo

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responsible for murders and deaths
military leader for japan
was executed for military crimes

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Hirojito

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divine Japan emperor
leader of Japan during Pearl Harbor
stripped him of his authority

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Robert Oppenheimer

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head of a group of scientists
put together the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, NM on July 16, 1945
it was exploded in the desert near the Alamogordo air base

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Charles Degaulle

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Free french’s general who had been advocating the theory of mobile welfare- the kind that had just crushed his nation

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Dwight D. Eisenhower (Europe)

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responsible for all allied operations in Europe (including D-Day, our invasion of Europe, and V-E Day)

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Douglas MacArthur(Pacific)

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fled- went to Australia- told people of Phillipeans “i shall return”

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MacArthur’s policy

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island hopping- as a staging area to invade Japan

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Harry S. Truman

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president after FDR died
never should have been president
didn’t trust Stalin
hates communism

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Chiang Kai Shek

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in November met with Churchill of China
met in Egypt- agreed on 2 things:
Korea would be independent, and Formosa would be returned to Japan and China

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Wendel Wilkie

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guy who FDR beat in his 3rd term re-election

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Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)

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Killed more people than Hitler

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Pearl Harbor

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December 7,1941

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D-Day

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June 6,1944

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Hiroshima

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August 6, 1945`

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Nagasaki

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August 9, 1945

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FDR died

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April 2, 1945

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4 Freedoms of Speech

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  1. freedom of speech and expression- everywhere
  2. freedom of every person to worship God-everywhere-in their own way
  3. freedom from want- everywhere
  4. freedom from fear(reduce weapons)-everywhere
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who created 4 paintings to go along with the 4 freedoms speech?

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Norman Rockwell

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crystal night

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1,000 people murdered
100’s of people killed them selves
first 26,000 sent to concentration camps

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George Marshall

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united states army chief of staff-thought nothing of working 70 hours a week

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George Patton

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senior officer of the US Army- best known for his leadership of the US

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Rosie

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cultural icon of the US representing the american women who worked in factories and shipyards during WW2

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allies

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people who helped you fight during the war

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crystal night

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name given do the night of 9-10 November 1939 when almost all jewish store windows were broken, houses were destroyed, and synagogues were burned

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atlantic charter

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joint declaration released by US president FDR and Winston Churchill on Aug. 14,1941 following a meeting in Newfoundland

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D-Day

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object of forcing the evacuation of the St.Mihiel Salient. Invasion of Normandy

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final solution

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german plan for the extermination of the Jews

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holocaust

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genocide in which Hitler’s Nazi germany and its collaberators kills about 6 million Jews

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lend-lease

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after the war, we basically said if someone needs something, just take it- we give what others need

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cash-carry

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before the war, we said if something needs something they have to come get it- we dont want to get involved

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war bonds

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offered people the ability to buy these loaning the goverment money so they can build tanks and machines, then after the war people can go back and cash them in a get a little more money than what they first spent back

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enola gay

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B-29 superfortress bomber who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

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Marshall Plan

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american inititive to aid Europe- gave them $13 billion dollars to help rebuild European economies after WW2

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Elbe River

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soviet and american troops met here on April 25,1945

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big 5 nations

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USA
china
britain
soviet union
france
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which nations sit on the secret council

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US
brit
france
china 
ussr
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yalta

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soviet union offers Poland free and fair elections

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tehran

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we will come and help you in Europe- in return we get your help vs Japan

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Potsdam

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hitler is dead-truman became president

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nuremburg trials

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Nazi leaders went on trial at Nuremburg, before an international tribunal representing 23 nations

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security council

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real power was placed in the hands of of this council- the us, britian, france, and the union of soviet socialist republics

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