World War 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What was the official name of the secret development of the A bomb? | The Manhattan Project |
| What were the two cities that they bombs were dropped on? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What were two reasons for dropping the bomb? | anger over Pearl Harbor, to end the war quicker, and make a statement to Russia |
| What were two reasons against dropping the bombs? | mass destruction and racism |
| Who was the President who authorized the droppings of the bomb? | Truman |
| The part of Czechoslovakia where many German-speaking people lived? | Sudetenland |
| Hitler's want of space for German speaking people to live was called? | Lebensraum |
| FDR selling arms/supplies to allies | Cash and Carry |
| To dislike or be afraid of those who are different | Xenophobia |
| During Hitler's move into the neighboring German peopled lands, this is what the rest of Europe did | Appeasement |
| A new battle tactic used by Germans based on speed | Blitzkrieg |
| The area of Poland that Hitler wanted to control | Danzig |
| A government based on extreme nationalism | Fascism |
| The National Socialist party in German, used a unique form of fascism | Nazism |
| Italian leader who first used fascism to rule | Mussolini |
| What do some historians argue about WWII? | it was just a continuation of WWI |
| What mistake did Hitler make at the battle of Dunkirk? | He let a large part of the British army escape |
| What were two causes for U.S. isolationism after WWI ? | xenophobia and anger with the allies |
| When did Britain and France declare war on Germany? | After Germany attacked Poland |
| Who did Germany blame for the start of WWII? | Britain's power and aggression |
| What was Hitler's first move in the war | To attack Czechoslovakia and the lower countries |
| why did Hitler make a pact with Stalin? | To avoid a two-front war |
| What was the pact that Hitler made with Stalin | a non-aggression pact |
| Who was England blitzed by? | The Luftwaffe |
| Why isnt Hirohito completely excused from all involvement | Because it was his idea to bomb pearl harbor and he attended all meeting and was very involved as a influence |
| Causes of WWII? | Failure of League of Nations The results of WWI were to harsh on Germany Nazi Aggression Facism Worldwide Great Depression Rome-Berlin Axis munich pact=appeasement Japanese Colonial Expansion |
| What was the 1st war? | The War of German Hegemony in Central and Eastern Europe. German Supremacy to the Urals |
| What was the 2nd war? | Germany Supremacy in Western Europe and For World Power |
| What was the 3rd war? | War for Greater East Asia.. Japanese Hegemony in East Asia |
| What was the 4th war? | Civil War of European Nationalisms Turned against themselves by supranational ideologies |
| What was the 5th war? | New Nationalisms being born in Africa and Asia WWII as a catalyst to decolonization |
| What was the 6th war? | The Unplanned War for Short-lived North American World Hegemony, cause of the Cold War |
| What was the Eastern Front/ Great Patriotic War | a brutal fight with ugly massacres in the first war |
| What was the catalyst for the final solution | the holocaust included not only jews but gypsies, mentally challenged, homosexuals, and lesser people |
| What was within the revision of Versilles? | Revanchism--Revenge |
| What was the Welmar Republic? | Democracy set up by Versailles but failed |
| When was the War of Manchuria | 1931 |
| When was the 2nd Sino-Japanese War | 1937 |
| What equipment did WWII Use more | Aircraft carriers were the big equipment in WWII instead of Battleships like WWI |
| What was the Meaning of Pearl Harbor | 1) U.S no longer neutral and declares war 2) Japan and Germany together ---Axis Germany, Japan, Italy 3)U.S. and Russia both have a 2 front war= join stronger with allies 4) Revenge for Pearl Harbor resulting in using the A-bomb |
| Who was Vidkun Quisling | A man from Norway who sides with Hitler. In charge of Norway but listens to the Nazis |
| Who was Leon Degrelle | A man from Belgium who sides with Hitler and works with the nazis |
| What other countries side with hitler | Petain and France |
| What was the Post War Effect | Facism, Communism, Liberalim, Democratic Socialism ---Created Chaos and major confusion |
| Germany post war | Britain in control of 1/4- created demo socialism U.S. in control of 1/4-- created liberalism and capitalism Russia in control of 1/2--created communism |
| What happened within the 5th war | Colonies wanted to be countries not colonies anymore |
| What was World War Too a catalyst to? | decolonization |
| Who was Subhas Chandra Bose | A person from india who was trying to get Independence from Britain anyway possible |
| Who was Gandhi | A person who was trying to get independence from Britain but in a non violent way |
| Who was Sukharno | The first president of Indonesia |
| Who was Ho Chi Minh? | A man from Vietnam |
| What could the US have done to avoid the Vietnam War? | If Wilson would have helped them get freedom during WWI ---US reluctantly and Great Britain and France -----France back into Vietnam -------3 economic strong artifacts (economy) |
| What did the US and Canada do together during the war? | Rush in to fill Russia-- created a power vacuum in Europe and Asia |
| What was the Scale of American Industrial Mobilization? | Gold, Steel, factories, people --economic imperalism but people forgot about russia and how it wasnt destroyed |
| What countries were divided in the war? | Germany Korea --Still divided Vietnam |
| Who was russia trying to keep out? | Japan |
| What happened in the During the Chinese Revolution? | Complete changed country |
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