WWII Flashcards
Joseph Stalin
Dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II, he initially kept the Soviet Union out of the war by signing a nonaggression pact with Germany, later when Germany attacked, Stalin joined the allies
Winston Churchill
Prime minister of Great Britain during WWII
Holocaust
The deliberate killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime during World War II
Hideki Tojo
Military leader of Japan who acted in the name of emperor Hirohito to gain land and resources for the country
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, head of the Nazi party, responsible for the Holocaust, military buildup of Germany, and Germany’s land hunger in part causing World War II
Benito Mussolini
Dictator of Italy, head of the fascist party, his goal was to create a great Italian empire by capturing land in Africa and the Mediterranean
Harry Truman
Became president when FDR died in 1945, decided to use the atomic bomb
Fascism
Form of government where a dictator and supporters work together to get more power for their country, usually at the expense of others
Munich Pact
Promise to hat hitler would not take over more land after Czechoslovakia was his
Lend Lease
The U.S. Gave the allies support without payment and the allies would pay them back
Appeasement
Giving the aggressor nation what they want, in order to avoid war
Hiroshima
Location of the August 6 atomic bomb attack on Japan
Pearl Harbor
Location of the Japanese sneak attack on U.S. Naval base in Hawaii December 7th
Totalitarian
A nation that totally controls the life of its people
Selective Service Act
1940 peacetime draft, the only peacetime draft in U.S. History, added 800,000 men to the army
