World War II Flashcards
The leader of the Fascist party
Benito Mussolini
Form of socialism that is similar to communism but allows some private property and enterprise
Facism
A form of socialism that relies more heavily on terrorist aggression, fanatical racism, and anti democratic nationalism
Nazism
Germany’s chief legislative body
Reichstag
The meaning of Der Fuhrer
The leader
Hitler’s most nefarious scheme
The annihilation of the Jewish people
The official head of the Japanese government
Emperor Hirohito
The important Chinese land that was seized by Japanese because of its abundant natural resources and strategic location
Manchuria
Leader of the Nationalist Chinese government
Chiang Kai-shek
Leader of the Chinese Communists
Mao Tse-tung
A group of three volunteer squadrons of American airmen who flew missions against the Japanese and fought them successfully in the air against incredible odds
Flying Tigers
Who led the Flying Tigers
Claire Chennault
Who fought to keep Spain from falling into the hands of the Communist forces
General Francisco Franco
The name for the treaty among Japanese, Germany, and Italy
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis
The forced union of Germany with Austria
Anschluss
The British Prime Minister before World War II
Neville Chamberlains
What dismembered Czechoslovakia by giving the rich Sudetenland to Germany
Munich Pact
Either giving in to the demands of aggressor nations or taking no action when the aggressors attacked weaker countries
Appeasement
The small country seized by Mussolini in 1939
Albanian
Date for the beginning of WWII
September 3, 1939
German dive bombers
Stuka
German tanks
Panzers
Lightning war
Blitzkrieg
Sitting down war
Sitzkrieg
