WW2 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Totalitarianism
a form of gov. in which all aspects of daily life are controlled by a central authority
Neutrality
a policy of non involvement in wars or the affairs of other nations
Mobilization
the making ready of military forces for war
Dictator
a leader who is above the law; does what he wants
Lend-Lease
where the USA would lend or rent war materials (tanks ships, airplanes etc.) to friendly nations during ww2
Domestic Front
the homeland; whats going on at home while the war is being fought elsewhere
Civilians
regular people who are not fighting a war
Rationing
controlled distribution of resources, goods, or services
Casualties
people who get hurt/killed during war
Genocide
killing a certain group or race of people on purpose. Hitler exterminating the Jews was genocide
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Nazi Germany, started ww2 by invading European countries
Benito Mussolini
Dictator of Fascist Italy, started ww2 by invading Africa teaming up with Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Dictator of Imperial Japan, teaming up with Hitler and Mussolini, invaded mainland Asia starting ww2
Pearl Harbor
Attacked by Japan Dec. 7 1941 ; bringing the USA into ww2
Holocaust
deliberate genocide of 6 million Gypsies, Jews, homosexuals, mentally/physically challenged by Nazy Germany
American Interment Camp
USA doubted their loyalty. Constitutional issue b/c many were interned w/o due process
Executive Order 9066
Legal basis for american concentration camps
Korematsu v. USA
legal challenge to E.O. 9066;Supreme Court ruled E.O. 9066 legal due to “military necessity”
Conventional Weapons
Tanks, bombers, submarines, M1 rifles & torpedoes
Higgins Boat
flat bottomed boat, made beach landings possible = invaluable resource for D-Day invasion of Europe
Atomic Bomb
Unconventional weapon dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki , forcing Japan’s surrender ending ww2
Manhattan Project
Americas effort to build the first atomic bomb
Elistment
joining the army; during ww2 America saw high levels of enlistment
Volunteerism
essential part of life on home front; people donated blood, collected scrap material, collected books, sewed bandages