World War 2 Test Flashcards
How did the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War 2?
Germans felt their cut of the treaty was unfair
What types of things caused World War 2?
Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, Depression, Appeasement
What was the League of Nations?
League of Nations only job was to ensure that war never broke out again
How did Appeasement Cause World War 2?
Because of appeasement Hitler thought that we would let him do whatever he wanted and get away with it, so why stop. Appeasement encouraged Hitler to continue his rein of power and death.
What were the Axis Powers (Or Enemies)
Japan, Germany and Italy
What were the Allied Powers? (Or the Good Guys)
Great Britain, United States and Soviet Union (USSR-Russia)
How did America come out of Neutrality?
America passed the Neutrality Act of 1939 (cash and carry) Thus opening its waters to buyers of war supplied (although FDR was very Allied assist pro)
What is cash and carry?
September 21st 1939 The revision allowed the sale of materiel to belligerents, as long as the recipients arranged for the transport using their own ships and paid immediately in cash, assuming all risk in transportation
What was the Lend and Lease Policy?
March 11th 1941 was a program under which the United States supplied Great Britain, the USSR, Republic of China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel
What were the Four Freedoms?
A speech by FDR on January 6th 1941 FDR states the four freedoms are:
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Freedom for each person to worship God in their own way
Freedom from want
Freedom from Fear
What type of Fighting Strategy was used in WW2
Gorilla Warefare
How is Pearl Harbor Relevant to WW2?
Pearl Harbor is the reason why America entered the war. December 7th 1941 The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
Knowing that Pearl Harbor had mostly navy they decided to attack by plane
Location was convenient for Japan because it was so close to America and Japan but not on the coast (the Japanese feared getting caught and sent back)
War Materials
To break our spirit
Europe First
Defend Europe and push Germans out and then Attack Japan
Island Hopping
After Pearl Harbor America used the Island hopping technique to defeat Japan
D-Day
On June 6th 1944 Allies hit Germany with force. On two beaches Germans had dug trenches and made holes and prepared and planted mines and such so when the first soldiers took a step onto the land they were surrounded by war and death. Germany was forced out of Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary.
What date did Leading Generals try to overthrow Hitler?
July 20th 1944
What was Coral Sea and Midway
War between America Australia vs Imperial Japan In an attempt to strengthen their defensive positioning for their empire in the South Pacific, Imperial Japanese forces decided to invade and occupy Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the southeastern Solomon Islands.
Result: Japanese tactical victory
Allied strategic victory
Japanese invasion repelled
American Home Front: Woman
Found work while men were at war. Showed woman can contribute more to society than just raising the kids,some woman stayed at work when the husbands came back.
American Home Front: African Americans
Discrimination still existing even from the army
Some African Americans were allowed to enter the army and although it may not seem like a lot this was a huge advancement in Society for America
American Home Front: Hispanic Americans
As marines it was a melting pot and everyone learned to get together by respecting one another’s codes
American Home Front: Economy
Cost money to provide jobs for people to make war materials making the depression even worse
Government funded Day care for kids with 2 working parents
American Home Front: Family and Daily Life
People were convinced the more they sacrificed the closer they would feel to the army
Had we gone into war earlier production would have started sooner
Executive order 9066
February 19, 1942 approved deportation of Japanese Americans to internment camps.
