wwII Flashcards
describe adolf hitler
1933-1945: leader of nazi’s and created holocaust
describe joseph stalin
commander in chief of the soviet army
describe benito mussolini
Italian nationalist and the founder of Italian fascism; served as an example for hitler
describe fdr
president during wwII
describe winston churchill
leader who led Britain to victory in the second world war.
describe hideki tojo
general of Imperial Japanese Army, leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II
what are neutrality acts
Between 1935 and 1937 Congress passed three “Neutrality Acts” that tried to keep the United States out of war, by making it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nations.
what is cash and carry
they could pay cash for American-made supplies and then transport them on their own ships to allow the Allied nations at war with Germany to purchase war materials while maintaining a semblance of neutrality for the United States.
describe american homefront activities
People planted Victory Gardens to grow their own produce and stretch rations. Towns held scrap drives to collect household goods made of rubber and aluminum to provide materials for the defense industry. Many people also contributed financially by purchasing war bonds from the government.
describe woman during wwII
More than six million women took wartime jobs in factories, three million volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200,000 served in the military.
describe minorities during wwII
assigned to non-combat units and relegated to service duties, such as supply, maintenance, and transportation,
describe d day
brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history
battle of midway
World War II naval battle, stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire
describe v e day
Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States.
describe atomic bombs
weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of a heavy element such as plutonium or uranium.
