WW2 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Totalitarianism

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a form of gov. in which all aspects of daily life are controlled by a central authority

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Neutrality

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a policy of non involvement in wars or the affairs of other nations

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Mobilization

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the making ready of military forces for war

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Dictator

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a leader who is above the law; does what he wants

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Lend-Lease

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where the USA would lend or rent war materials (tanks ships, airplanes etc.) to friendly nations during ww2

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Domestic Front

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the homeland; whats going on at home while the war is being fought elsewhere

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Civilians

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regular people who are not fighting a war

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Rationing

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controlled distribution of resources, goods, or services

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Casualties

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people who get hurt/killed during war

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Genocide

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killing a certain group or race of people on purpose. Hitler exterminating the Jews was genocide

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Adolf Hitler

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Dictator of Nazi Germany, started ww2 by invading European countries

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Benito Mussolini

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Dictator of Fascist Italy, started ww2 by invading Africa teaming up with Hitler

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Hideki Tojo

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Dictator of Imperial Japan, teaming up with Hitler and Mussolini, invaded mainland Asia starting ww2

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Pearl Harbor

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Attacked by Japan Dec. 7 1941 ; bringing the USA into ww2

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Holocaust

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deliberate genocide of 6 million Gypsies, Jews, homosexuals, mentally/physically challenged by Nazy Germany

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American Interment Camp

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USA doubted their loyalty. Constitutional issue b/c many were interned w/o due process

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Executive Order 9066

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Legal basis for american concentration camps

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Korematsu v. USA

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legal challenge to E.O. 9066;Supreme Court ruled E.O. 9066 legal due to “military necessity”

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Conventional Weapons

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Tanks, bombers, submarines, M1 rifles & torpedoes

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Higgins Boat

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flat bottomed boat, made beach landings possible = invaluable resource for D-Day invasion of Europe

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Atomic Bomb

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Unconventional weapon dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki , forcing Japan’s surrender ending ww2

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Manhattan Project

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Americas effort to build the first atomic bomb

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Elistment

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joining the army; during ww2 America saw high levels of enlistment

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Volunteerism

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essential part of life on home front; people donated blood, collected scrap material, collected books, sewed bandages

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War Bonds
how the USA paid for the war ; like a savings bond.Buy one for $20, bring it back in a year & get $25 back
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Victory Garden
freed up food resources for soldiers fighting the war
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Tuskegee Airmen
all african american fighter pilots, performed very well ; helped to usher integration into the U.S. army
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Flying Tigers
american pilots who flew for China who was also fighting the Japanese
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Code Talkers
Native Americans who used their Navajo language as a code;only modern military code that was never broken
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Economic Effects Of WW2
1) Ended the Great Depression 2) Brought rationing & ration cards to the USA during the war years 3) Female Employment-Rosie the Riveter, women work in factories, set stage for women right's movement 4) MInority Employment- equal pay/access laws passed to get badly needed minority labor to factories 5) Production shift from consumer goods to war goods.Nylon for parachutes & rubber 6) Economic prosperity was brought to the USA 7) Growth of the suburbs & westward migration
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Important events
1) Midway- turning point in war Japanese put on the defensive 2) Bataan death march- Japanese killed a lot of american & filipino soldiers on a death march 3) D-Day- June 6, 1944- Allied invasion of Europe, beggining of the end for Nazy Germany 4) Island hopping- bypassing small islands to get main lands closer to Japan 5) LIberation of Death Camps- As Allies closed on Germany, the death camps were liberated revealing the events of the Holocaust
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Important people
1) Omar Bradley- American general 2) Dwight Eisenhower-Supreme allied commander in Europe 3) Douglas MacArthur- Commander of forces in pacific, oversaw Japans surrender 4) Chester Nimitz- Commander of forces in pacific 5) George Patton- Colorful General in Europe, very effective fighting man, led final U.S. attack on Germany
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Fredrick D. Roosevelt
President of the USA for most of WW2.Died in office
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Harry S. Truman
President of the USA when FDR did; ordered the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki