WWII Flashcards
leader of Nazi Germany*
adolf hitler
leader of Italy*
Benito Mussolini
an aggressive nationalistic movement that considered the nation more important than the individual*
fascism
USSR stands for ____*
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
nazi is an acronym meaning _____*
Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s party
Hitler wrote his book in prison called Mein Kampf, which means
“My Struggle”
the lower house of the German parliament
the Reichstag
nazi parliamentary units were called
Storm Troopers
hitler gave himself the title of ___ ____ which means “the leader”
Der Fuhrer
Emperor of Japan
Hirohito
Japanese minister of war*
Hideki Tojo
invasion of Nanking, China, where the Japanese destroyed the city and killed 300k residents
the rape of Nanking
the unification of Germany and Austria
the Anschluss
the conference where France & Britain agreed to appease Germany*
the Munich Conference
massive tanks, waves of aircraft and paratroopers, to break through and encircle enemies. “lightning war” *
blitzkrieg
338k British and French troops saved from German attack
the “Miracle at Dunkirk”
German air force*
luftwaffe
made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any country at war
The Neutrality Act of 1935
the axis powers
Japan, Italy, Germany (JIG)
act that required “cash and carry basis”
Neutrality act of 1937
the German air battle*
the Battle of Britain
wanted the repeal of the neutrality laws and stronger actions against Germany
the Fight for Freedom Committee
opposed any intervention to help the Allies
the America First Committee
allowed the US to lend or lease arms to any country considered “vital to the defense of the United States”
the Lend-Lease Act
declared that the entire western half of the Atlantic was part of the western hemisphere and therefore neutral
the Hemispheric Defense Zone
committed both nations to a postwar world of democracy, nonaggression, free trade, economic advancement, and freedom of the seas
the Atlantic Charter
Japan depended on the US for many key materials, including:
scrap iron, steel, & especially oil
items important for fighting a war
strategic material
Roosevelt blocked the sale of _______ and _______ to Japan
airplane fuel and scrap iron
in 1941, FDR began sending lend-lease aid to ___ & ___
China & Russia
