World War II Flashcards
Why did Japan adopt a policy of Imperialism prior to WWII?
They lacked natural resources
Which places did Japan takeover prior to WWII?
Korea, Manchuria (China)
How was Italy aggressive prior to WWII?
Took over Ethiopia
Name three ways Hitler was aggressive prior to WWII?
Built up military, occupied Rhineland, annexed Austria, invaded the Sudentenland (Czechoslovakia)
Which peace-keeping organization failed to keep the peace leading up to WWII?
League of Nations
How did European leaders address Hitler’s aggression prior to WWII? What conference did they call?
Appeasement, Munich Conference
What does appeasement mean?
Give into the demands of an aggressor to keep the peace
What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
Allians between Hitler and Stalin to jnvade Poland
What was the official beginning of WWII?
Invasion of Poland
Which tactic was used by the Germans on Poland?
Blitzkrieg
What were the two sides of the war?
Allied-British, French, Canada,
Axis-Germany, Italy, Japan Soviet Union
Name three places Hitler tookover in the beginning of the war.
France, Holland, Denmark, Poland
What was the Miracle of Dunkirk?
300,000 + troops evacuated off the beaches of northern France and saved from the Nazis
What laws placed severe restrictions on Jews living in Germany?
Nuremberg Laws
What was Kristallnacht?
“Night of Broken glass”-attack on Jewish businesses, homes, synagogues in Nov 1938
What was the Holocaust?
Genoicide of Jews, Gypsies, Slavs at the hands of the Nazis
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
Turning point-Stalin defended the Soviet Union against Hitler
Climate, size of Russia leads to Nazi defeat
What was D-Day?
Invasion if France by Allied forces, forced Hitler to fight a two-front war. Turning point
What tactic was the US using to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific?
Island-hopping
How did the US defeat the Japanese in the Pacific?
Dropping of the atomic bombs
What were the Nuremberg Trials? Tokyo trials?
Trials held to hold Nazi and Japanese military commanders responsible for crimes against humanity (genocide and Rape of Nanking)
Which peacekeeping organization was created to replace the League of Nations?
United Nations
