World War II Flashcards
Harry S. Truman
U.S president at the end of WWII- chose to drop atomic bombs on japan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S President from 1933-1945, including the majority of WWII
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied commander of Europe; led D-day invasion; U.S president (1953-1961)
Douglas macarthur
Allied commander of the pacific- united states general
George c. Marshall
United states army chief of staff;created plan to rebuild europe
Winston churchill
British prime minister- opposed appeasement- part of ‘Big 3’
Define genocide
The systematic & purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religous, or cultural group.
Who is responsible for armenian genocide- ottoman empire?
Ottoman turks
Who is responsible for terror famine ukraine
Joseph stalin and soviet union
Who is responsible for great purge
Joseph stalin
Who is responsible for holocaust
Adolf hitler & natzis
Who is responsible for ‘ the killing fields’ cambodia
Pol pot and khmer rouge
Who is responsible for rwanda
Hutus
Who is responsible for ‘ bosnia and herzegovina
Boshian serbs
Who is responsible for darfur-sudan?
Janjaweed
When was japans attack on pearl harbor?
Dec. 7 1941
Causes of worldwide depression
⚡️High protective tariffs ⚡️Execessive expansion of credit ⚡️expansion of production capacity ⚡️german reparation ⚡️stock market crash
Effects of worldwide depression
⚡️collapse of prices in world trade
⚡️high unemployment
⚡️bank failures & collapse of credit
⚡️nazi partys growing importance in germany
⚡️nazi party blames european jews for economic collapse
Outcomes of world war II
⚡️end of imperialism
⚡️ establishment of two major world powers; united states and soviet union
⚡️division of europe IRON CURTAIN
⚡️united nations
⚡️the universal declaration of human rights
⚡️marshall plan
⚡️formation of NATO and WARSAW.
How was germany divided after world war II?
Divided between 4 allied powers. (France, US, britain) took over west germany . (USSR) took over east communism
Define the universal declaration of human rights
Provided a code of conduct for treatment of people under protection of goverment.
German invasion of poland
Sept 1- october 6 1939
Bitzkrieg
Germany & ussr attack poland
France falls
May 10-june 22, 1940
Nazis invaded and defeated france within six weeks
Battle of britain
July-october 1940
“Operation sea lion”
Geramany bombs london & more
Britain doesnt fall
