WW2 Flashcards
USA will not trade, sell,or loan anything to a country at war
designed to prevent the United States from being drawn into foreign wars by restricting American involvement in international conflicts, particularly World War II
neutrality acts
an agreement between Britain, France, Germany, and Italy that allowed Nazi Germany to annex/keep his land+weapons as long as he DOESN’T do it again
Munich Pact
to give in
appeasement
Hitler makes “friends” with Stalin (USSR), they both attack Poland and meet in the “middle”
between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, allowed Germany to invade Poland without fear of Soviet intervention
Nonaggression Pact
a military tactic that involves using speed, surprise, and overwhelming force to defeat an enemy “lightning war”
Blitzkrieg
British people pick up with boats/Hitler takes france
Dunkirk
Hitler attacks Britain by air bombs and Britain defeats them, first major German loss
battle of britain
USSR burns their own country
Scorched earth policy
R.A.F
royal air force
britain
a non-interventionist pressure group that opposed the United States’ entry into World War II, advocating for isolationism and a focus on American defense
america first committee
December 7, 1941
pearl harbor
december 8, 1941
congress declares war
WAC
women army corps
“we can do it”
a cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, symbolizing their vital contributions to the war effort and challenging traditional gender roles
Rosie the riveter
money from paychecks (taxed paychecks)
revenue act
allowing citizens to lend money to the government in exchange for a return with interest after a set period
war bond
a government-controlled system where the amount of certain goods, especially food and other essential items, was limited to ensure fair distribution and conserve resources for the war effort.
rationing
Lights out, wouldn’t get bombed
air wardens
civil defense
U.S. Marines who used their indigenous language to transmit secret military messages during World War II “code talkers”
Najajo tribe
native american who helped raise the flag “war blanket” and memorial
ira Hayes
authorized the forced removal and internment of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II
executive order 9066- FDR
Camps for the Japanese Americans so the USA could keep an eye on them
internment camps
-no trial
-3 years
June 6, 1944
designation day
d-day
D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving the landing of Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy, France.
a major turning point in the European theater of World War II, as it marked a decisive Soviet victory that shifted the balance of power on the Eastern Front in their favor
battle of Stalingrad
