World War 2 Flashcards
who declares war on germany
britain and france
after the “phony war” where does hitler send troops
west to denmark and norway
what was the phony war
when fighting came to a stop for the winter
where does france send their military forces while preparing for germany
the border with belgium where germany attacked in ww1
what did the french think was invasion proof
the ardennes
where does germany invade in france
the ardennes
what was the miracle at dunkirk
french and british troops evacuate from german invasion to britain, keeps he allies in the war
what does hitler do in britain “the blitz”
constantly drops bombs on them to try and break their morale before they invade
what did stalin ordered while germany attacked the soviet union
a scorched earth policy, destroyed cities, and crops making it harder for germans to refuel and resupply
what is an isolationist
a person favoring a policy of remaining apart of world affairs
what is an interventionist
to involve oneself in the affairs of the world
what advice does lindbergh take on america joining the war
the advice from george washington warning the people of america against becoming entangled in european alliances
what position does fdr have about american involvement
he wanted to help aid the british in the war
what was the holocaust
nazi plan to exterminate the jewish people
what is genocide
deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation
what were concentration camps
camps designed to organize large groups of jewish people
what were work camps
where prisoners would be forced into slave labor to fuel industry of the war
what were death camps
camps where mass executions would take place
what was the boycott of jewish business
isolate jews socially and economically from society
what were the nuremberg laws
laws passed depriving german jews of their citizenship
what was kristallnacht
the first act of violence against jews, nationwide campaign of terror against germany’s jewish population
what were jewish ghettos
forced jews from their homes to live in slum areas in occupied territory
what was the final solution
plan to kill mass numbers of jewish people in death camps
what was executive order no. 9066 allow to occur
it forced over 110,000 japanese americans to leave their homes in the west and sent to live in an internment camp
why did they create this
the government was concerned that the japanese americans may be spies trying to sabotage the american war effort
3 issues with passing this order
none of the japanese americans has been charged with crimes against the government
people forced into the camps were deprived of their liberty
2/3s had been born in he united states, 70% of peop were forced into camps
2 factors that caused hysteria against japanese americans
japan had a lot of victories in the beginning of the war , worried these these victories came from spies
thought there were spies , combined with racism
