World War 2 Flashcards
Who was the leader type of government and alliance of the US
FDR and Truman, Democracy, Allied
What was Great Britain
Winston Churchill democracy and allied
What was Japan
Hideki Tojo Military dictatorship axis
What was Germany
Hitler Facist Nazi party and Axis
What was the Soviet Union
Josef Stalin communism or allied
What was Italy
Benito Mussilini Facist and axis
What were the causes of World War II
German Japanese and Italian expansion, many violating the Treaty of Versailles and wanting revenge for WW1
What was the key event of World War II
The invasion of Poland
How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles
Invaded the Rhineland, rearmed Germany and annexed Austria
What was the Munich conference/agreement
France and England gave Germany the Sudetenland (chechoslovakia) in exchange for police: it is an example of appeasement
After Hitler had conquered most of Europe was the only country to continue to fight for itself alone
Great Britain
What happened as a result of Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Do US entered the war
What was island hopping and why was it used
It was a strategy to capture some of the islands instead of all of the islands as the US tried to conquer Japan
Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific
The battle of Midway because US one
Where was the battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union
Who bought in the battle of Stalingrad
Germany versus
Who won the battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union which was a turning point
Who lead to the US troops in Europe
Dwight D Eisenhower
Who led the US troops in the Pacific
Douglas Mac Arthur
What was the day and why was it significant
The effort to regain France from the Germans a successful it was a massive invasion of that helped liberate Europe from the nazis
Why did the US create Japanese internment camps
Japanese Americans are seen as a threat in case Japan invaded so they were put into holding camps
Who authorized Japanese internment camps
FDR
What were the three impacts of the war in life in the US
Women working in factories in noncombat rolls, rationing, and race religions improved
What is the definition of ration
Fixed allowance of food and provisions, during World War II The amount of foodyou will and supplies are limited and you can only buy a certain amount
Who was Rosie the riveter turn my was she created
It was a slang term used to get women in factories during the war, and Rosie was a cartoon used to inspire women’s take on new roles
What were the two cities for the atomic bombs were dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What president authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb
Truman
What was VE Day
Victory in Europe on the European leaders surrendered first
What was VJ day
Three over Japan where Japanese leader surrender in World War II is over
How was the US viewed the end of the war
As a world superpower
How did World War II helped and the great depression
Factories produced war materials and created jobs
What is anti-Semitism
Intense hatred and discrimination against the Jewish people
What was the Holocaust and what happened at concentration camps
Was a systematic destruction of Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany. They were work camps where people were forced to work in factories and death camps where people were killed in large numbers.
What was the final solution
The name given to hitlers plan to eliminate all Jews from Europe
Put the following events in the correct order that they happened. (1st – 8th)
___8___ The Battle of Normandy (D-Day) ___6___ Battle of Midway
___3___ Germany bombed London ___4___ Bombing of Pearl Harbor
___5___ The United States joined the war ___2___ Germany invaded Poland
___7___ Russia wins the Battle of Stalingrad ___1___ The Munich Conference
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