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WWII unit review Flashcards

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Appeasement

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Appeasement is giving into demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace.

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Nazi-Soveit Pact

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Nazi - Soveit Pact bound Hitler and Stalin to peaceful relationships.

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Francisco Franco

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Francisco Franco was a Spanish general who led nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

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Pacifism

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Pacifism is the opposition to all war.

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Axis Powers

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The Axis powers were Germany, Japan, and Italy.

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Munich Conference

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The Munich Conference is when Hitler was given Czechoslovakia.

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Blitzkrieg

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Blitzkrieg was the German name for the Lighting war, and Hitler’s strategy for winning battles.

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Luftwaffe

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Luftwaffe was the Nazi air force.

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Vichy

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The Vichy was a puppet government in Free France.

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General Erwin Rommel

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General Rommel was a German general during WWII.

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Concentration camps

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Concentration camps were where the Jews were being held and killed.

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Lend Lease act

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The Lend Lease Act stated that the U.S could lend or lease war supplies.

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Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor was the navy base located in Hawaii that Japan invaded.

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Rosie the Riveter

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Rosie the Riveter was a poster that promotes women to help out in factories.

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D-Day

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D-Day was an invasion by the allies in Germany.

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Yalta Conference

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Soviet Union would attack Japan three months after Germany surrendered.

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Third Reich

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Third Reich was the name for Hitler’s empire.

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VE Day

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VE Day was the victory day in Europe.

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Bataan Death March

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Bataan Death March was when Japanese POWs were forced to march miles.

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Island Hopping

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Island hopping was a strategy used by the United States to get from island to island.

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Kamikazes

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The Kamikazes were Japanese suicide planes.

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Manhattan Project

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The Manhattan project was a research and development undertaking during WWII that produced the first nuclear weapons.

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Nuremberg

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Nuremberg was the center of the Nazi regime.

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U.N (United Nations)

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U.N. is an international organization that helped increase political and economic cooperation among the members.

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Fascism

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Fascism is a government that is led by a dictator.

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Benito Mussolini

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Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy.

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Maginot Line

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The Maginot line was the defense for France.

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Charles de Gaulle

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Charles de Gaulle led to Free France against Nazi Germany.

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Ultra

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Ultra was the German code breaker.

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V1

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V1 was a flying bomb used by the Nazi Germany.

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Big three

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The big three were Winston Churchill, FDR, and Joseph Stalin.

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Dwight Eisenhower was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president.

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Battle of Midway

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The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle against Japan.

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Battle of the Bulge

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Last defense for Germany.

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Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII.

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FDR

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FDR was the president of the United States during WWII.

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Truman

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Truman was the president of the United States at the end of WWII.

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Churchill

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Churchill prime minister of England during WWII.

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Douglas MacArthur

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Douglas MacArthur was an American general for the Army.

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Adolf Hitler

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Adolf Hitler was the Nazi Germany leader.

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RAF

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RAF is the Royal Air Force in Britain.

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Chester W. Nimitz

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Chester W. Nimitz was a United States Navy admiral.

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Ghandi

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Gandhi was an Indian who helped lead towards the Independence of India.

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HJ

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HJ was known as HItler’s Youth.

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Lebensraum

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Lebensraum was living space in Germany.

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