World War II Flashcards
Neutrality Acts
laws passed by the US in the late 30s designed to keep us out of WWII; 1935, 1936, 1937
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan’s alliance during WWII
Allied Powers
United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union’s alliance during WWII
Winston Churchill
Prime minister of England, vowed to fight Hitler to the death
Blitzkrieg
Lightning war; heavy use of tanks and planes to quickly overwhelm your opponent
Atlantic Charter
August of ‘41 (not being tested; before Pearl Harbor); agreement between FDR and Churchill on the goals of WWII:
To allow free trade around the world
Recreate a “United Nations”
End colonization
December 7, 1941
date of Pearl Harbor
Admiral Yamamoto
Japanese admiral that planned Pearl Harbor
Internment
When the US imprisoned Japanese-Americans into camps three months after Pearl Habor (April 1st, 1942)
Korematsu v. US
1943 Supreme Court case that said internment was legal because the West Coast was a “war zone”
Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE)
Supreme commander of all allied forces in Europe
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme commander of all allied forces in Pacific
George S. Patton
American general, defeated the Nazis in North Africa, Italy, and France
Bernard Montgomery (Monty)
Top British general in WWII
