WWII Flashcards
D-Day
aka Operation Overlord; invasion
Neutrality Acts
limit U.S. involvement in war
Nisei
Japanese Americans, internment camps
Scorched earth
troops burn everything
Nuremberg Trials
prosecuted for war crimes
Cash and Carry Policy
sold weapons to allies if they carry them
Kristallnacht
jewish buildings + businesses destroyed
Blitzkrieg
lots o’ bombs
Normandy invasion
june 6, 1944; largest invasion, high casualities
Appeasment
letting hitler do what he wants to avoid war
Island hopping
taking over islands one at a time
Battle of the bulge
last major german offensive campaign
Office of Price Administration
prevent inflation during war
Fascism
dictator, nationalist government
Lend Lease Act
U.S provides aid to allies