World War 2 Key Terms Flashcards
Who were the members of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Dictator
Ruler who has complete power
Who were the members of the Allied Powers
France, Great Britain, Soviet Union, America
Who was the leader of Germany?
Hitler
Who was the leader of Italy?
Mussolini
Who was the leaders of Japan?
Hirohito, Tojo
Who was the leader of France?
de Gualle
Was the leader of Great Britain?
Churchhill
Was the leader of Soviet Union?
Stalin
Was the leader of America?
Roosevelt, Truman
Tolatarian State
Country where a single political party controls the government and every aspect if peoples’ lives
Fascism
Dictatorship in Italy under Mussolini the controlled the press and banned criticism of the government
Aggression
Warlike action by one nation against another without just cause
Appeasement
Giving into an aggressor nation’s demands in order to preserve peace
Blitzkrieg
German word meaning lightning war which describes attacks by Germany that started World War I
Homefront
The place back home where non-fighting people help with the war effort
Rationing
System of limiting the goods available to consumers in order to focus on producing more war material
Internment camp
A camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war.
Island hopping
Allied military strategy of capturing some Japanese held islands and going around the others
D-Day
June 6, 1944 – Allied invasion of Normandy France Goal was to push Germany out
V-JDay
May 7, 1944 – victory in Japan Day- Japan Surrendered
Kamikaze
Japanese suicide pilot
Genocide
The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group
Concentration camps
A camp where civilians, political prisoners, and sometimes prisoners of war are detained and confined, typically under harsh conditions.
