WWII Flashcards

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What is democracy?

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Political leaders are elected by the people everybody has a vote

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What is communism?

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Government has control over industry, agriculture, and major businesses all property production to be shared

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What is fascism?

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Pro, extreme nationalism, government controls everything citizen should work together for the glory of the country

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What is Nazism?

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Based on strong military ism, nationalism and discrimination, government controls everything certain people worth more

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Who is Mackenzie King?

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Canadian Prime Minister

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What is antisemitism?

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Hostile prejudice against Jewish people

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What is appeasement?

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The act of giving into Hitler’s commands in orders to try and avoid war

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What is the luftwaffe

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The German Air Force

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What is blitzkrieg?

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The constant bombing of a certain area while military forces advanced inward used on London, England, also known as lightning warfare

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What is the battle of Hong Kong Kong?

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Troops are little to no training surrendered after 17 days 290 dead no commander all became prisoners of war.

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What is the Dieppe raid

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Operation jubilee sent the test coastal defenses. No one knew their distraction until many years later British team went to find enigma tanks failed in Germans had the high ground.

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What is a merchant Marine?

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The people who sailed cargo ships in convoyS

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What is the Italian campaign?

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Operation husky starred in Sicily Italians were demoralized eventually took Rome, key ingredient, and eventual victory

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What is Ortona?

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A town in Italy, where they gained high ground and took Germans out. It is a natural fortress.

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What is D-Day?

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The largest amphibian battle to date turn advantage to allies. Canadians were on Juno Beach.

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What is total war?

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The state and won a whole countries contributing to the war effort

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What is the war measures act?

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The act in which conscription is put in order

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What are internment camps?

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Camper Japanese Canadians were sent to after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour

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What is the St. Louis?

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The boat carrying many Jews that was sent to Cuba and turned back.

20
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What is the holocaust

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The systematic bureaucratic state sponsored persecution, murder of approximately 6 million Jews and other minorities

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What is VE day?

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Victory Day in Europe, May 7, 1945

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What is VJ day?

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Victory day in Japan, September 2, 1945

23
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What are wolf pack

A

U boats that sank convoy

24
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Why did countries use appeasement

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Remembered World War I misjudged Hitler nations felt bad about the treaty of Versailles did not want to be involved in another European war

25
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What are the indirect causes of World War two

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Treaty of Versailles, unstable government, economic problems, and depression unemployment

26
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What did Hitler want to be seen as?

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Mythic, I like figure normal, kind of person and strong

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What did Stalin want to be seen as?

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Normal citizen who want the same thing get his hands dirty do the best for his country

28
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What does Mussolini want to be seen as?

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Flamboyant charismatic everything man done everything, and you can relate to him

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When was total war?

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1942