World War II Flashcards
Issued by Roosevelt and Churchill and passed during WWII.
This included 8 common principles. Among them, the United States and Britain agreed not to seek territorial gains from the war, and opposed any territorial changes made against the wishes of the people concerned. This also stated that people should have the right to choose their own form of government. Other principles included access for all nations to raw materials needed for economic prosperity and an easing of trade restrictions. The document also called for international cooperation to secure improved living and working conditions for all; freedom of the seas; and for all countries to abandon the use of force.
Atlantic Charter of 1941
Pearl Harbor happened in…
1941
Causes of Pearl Harbor
- Us placed embargo on exports to Japan
- Japan wanted to attack US American pacific fleets to prevent them from interfering with their plans to take Dutch East Indies, Malaya and the Philippines
What led to US entering WWII?
Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor
Korematsu v. US (1944)
Upheld President FDR’s order to relocate Japanese-Americans into concentration camps.
Teams of WWS
Allies: US, USSR, Britain, France
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
- 1944
- Began invading Normandy, France
- the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
D-Day
Name of the conference where the big 3 (US, Great Britain, Soviet Union) decided fate of post-war Europe and the biggest issue was the future of Poland.
The Yalta Conference 1945
What Battle led the Allies to begin playing offense in WWII?
Battle of Midway (1943)
Manhattan Project
Engineers in 1942 that was working on developing an atomic bomb
Dropping of Atomic Bomb
August 6 and 9th, 1945, Dropped on Hiroshima, Japan- Nagasaki, Japan
_______was one of the most important battles of World War II. It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific between the United States and Japan. The battle took place over four days between June 4th and June 7th in 1942.
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific war between the United States and who?
Japan
What is the name of the declaration that announced the terms for Japan’s surrender in 1945?
Potsdam Declaration (1945)
The 3 countries that released the Potsdam Declaration was US, Britain, and ___________.
China
The Potsdam Declaration (1945) announced the terms for whose surrender at the end of WW2?
Japan
Who commanded major units in North Africa, Sicily, and the European theater of operations during WW2, and whose record was marred by insubordination and some periods of apparent instability?
General George S. Patton, Jr.
What was the first WW2 conference among the Big Three (Soviet Union, US, Britain)?
The Tehran Conference (1943)
Where did the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers occur?
Potsdam
Who did Churchill not trust? Stalin or Lenin?
Stalin
Who is associated with saying “US must become the arsenal of democracy” in order to help Great Britain during WW2?
Roosevelt
Why were victories on Iwo Jima and Okinawa so vital to the Allies during WW2?
A. Gave allies 2 more victories and victories were vital
B. Gave Americans landing areas within striking distance of Japan
C. Allowed Allies to punish Axis leaders
D. Allowed Americans to island hop
B. Gave Americans landing areas within striking distance of Japan
_________________ was a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, between Anglo American Sailors and Marines stationed in the city, and Latino\Mexican American youths.
Zoot Suit Riots
