world war II test Flashcards
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease
appeasement
the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
Axis powers
a swift, intensive military attack, especially using tanks and aircraft
blitzkrieg
a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, emphasizing nationalism and racism
fascism
the mass slaughter of European Jews in concentration camps
Holocaust
a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force
kamikaze
the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in war
neutrality
to restrict the consumption of items during a shortage
rationing
a person or group made to bear the blame for others
scapegoat
political system in which the government holds total authority over the society
totalitarian state
who was the dictator of the soviet union?
joseph stalin
who was the dictator of italy?
benito mussolini
who was the dictator of germany?
adolf hitler
who was the dictator of japan?
hideki tojo
What territories were overtaken by dictators early in the war?
poland, manchuria, ethiopia
what was the first country invaded by Hitler to start the beginning of the war?
poland on September 1939
in this policy Great Britain and France allowed Hitler/Germany to annex Sudetenland in order to keep world peace
Great Britain and France policy of appeasement before WWII
policy in which the United States provided war supplies for Great Britain and other Allies
Lend-lease Act
How did FDR respond to the start of the war?
he sold military supplies to allied nations
Which country was known as the Arsenal Democracy?
the United States because it had the economic resources to produce large amounts of supplies for the war
What is the goal of the Atlantic Charter?
United States and Great Britain made a joint proclamation for common goals for the war
What was the impact of the war on the United States?
- more women and minorities joined the workforce
- the US government ordered that certain items will be rationed
- Japanese-Americans were forced into internment camps
- riots and conflicts in major cities due to racial tensions
When and where did the bombing of Pearl Harbor occur ?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7 1941
Who was involved in the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Japan and the US military base
Bombing of Pearl Harbor caused what country to join in WWII?
United States
What did FDR refer to the Bombing of Pearl Harbor as?
“a day which we live in infamy”
which battle occurred on June 1942 and allowed American troops to stop Japan from the Pacific
Battle of Midway
Where did the battle of midway occur?
midway island
what occurred on June 6 1944 in Normandy France coast where allied troops invaded the Germans
D-Day
How was D-Day important to the end of WWII?
the D-Day invasion opened a new allied front in Europe
What was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? where, when and who
US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan on August 6 and 9, 1945
How did the US justify the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
the US hoped that the dropping of the destructive atomic bomb might end the war quickly
Which US president made the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
President Harry S. Truman
What was the Holocaust? where when and who
during WWII Hitler and the Nazi’s targeted Jews, gypsies and the disabled by forcing them into internment camps and killing over 11 million people
What is the United Nations?
an international organization formed after WWII to promote peace
What are the Nuremberg Trials?
after WWII international court trails that tried major Nazi leaders who had taken part in the mass murders of the Holocaust
What did the Nuremberg Trials establish?
a principle that individuals can be held responsible for war crimes against civilians
