WWII Flashcards
Franklin Rosevelt
America
Was the president of the US during the war for four terms
Harry Truman
America
President after Rosevelt’s death, allowed the usage of the atomic bomb
Winston churchill
Britian
He was Rosevelt’s buddy during the war and got supplies fro him when America was “neutral”
Hitler
Caused the genocide of Jews, was the dictator of Germany, an awful person
Erwin Rommel
Germany
Led the german forces in North Africa
Douglas Macaurther
America
An american general (the supreme commander of allied forces in the pacific). In charge of Japanese occupation.
Dwight D Esinhower
America
Led the American forces in North Africa (the supreme commander of allied forces in Europe) German forces believed if there was to be an invasion of Germany it would be led by Eisenhower
Gorge Patton
America
Led American forces in Italy
Hideki Tojo
Dictator of Japan, led Japanese forces
Benito Mussolini
Dictator of Italy, allies with Hitler
VJ day
Victory over Japan day
VE day
Victory over Europe day, marked the end of WWII in europe
D-Day
June 6th 1944 when allied forces invaded northern france AKA normandy. Turning point in the war for the allies.
Year WWII started for the United States
1941
Year WWII ended
September 2 1945
When did the US enter the war
After the bombing of pear harbor
Rationing
Consumers could buy only limited numbers or amounts of product.
Fascism
a government characterized by militarism, nationalism, and racism
Mobilization
The process of preparing for war
Concentration Camps
Prison camps for Jews and other civilians paid for by the German government
Genocide
the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Kamokaze
Japanese suside bombers/pilots
Appeasement
The acceptence of German commands
Internment Camps
Japanese verson of concentration camsp (america put japanese individuals there.)
Blitzkrieg
German war stradegy known as lightning war
Normandy
Where the D-Day battle occured
“The Final Solution”
The german solution to drive all jews to extinction
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a top-secret US government program during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs, which led to the creation of the first nuclear weapons and ushered in the nuclear age
Enola Gay
Was the bomb that nuked heroshima
The rise of European dictators? Why? Reasons.
There shaired hatred towards the treaty of versis caused them to ban together
Axsis powers
Natzi Germany, Fassist Italy, and imperial russia
Allied powers
America, The UK, The Soviet Union, France, China
Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?
6,000,000
Who was the President at the end of WWII
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin led which dicatorship
The soviet Union
A date that will live in infamy is known as what event in WWII
The attack on pearl harbor
What was the area of CHezck that Hitler gained control
Studentenland
Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor on which date
December 7th, 1941
What year did WWII begin in europe
1939
What year did the war end
1945
What contury did Germany and the Soviet Union divide among themselves
Poland
In which countries did the fighting of North Africa take place at
Morroco and Algeria
