World War 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dictator | Leader who controls their nation by force EX: Hitler |
| Benito Mussolini | Rose to power by appealing to the resentment of many Italians who felt they had not won enough in the Treaty of Versailles Made fascism popular in Itlay |
| Fascism | Extreme nationalism and racism |
| Fascist Party | By 1922 it had gained enough power to force the king of Italy to declare Mussolini the head of the government |
| Great Dep. in Germany | Hit extremely hard Millions lost their jobs, and its economy teetered on the edge of collapse |
| Nazi Party | 1921 Hitler became chairman Openly racist Directed much of their anger against Jews, who Hitler blamed for Germany's problems |
| Anti-Semitism | Hatred of the Jews |
| Totalitarian State | A single party and its leader suppress all opposition and control all aspects of people's lives |
| Manchuria | 1931 apan launched attack on this province LON condemned the attack, but took no action japan set up a government here Three years later Japan signed a pact of alliance, known as Axis, with Germany and Italy |
| Joseph Stalin | Rose to power as Communist leader of Soviet Union Demanded complete obedience from the peoople he ruled and got it through the use of force Executed his rivals, ordered the deaths of thousands suspected of supporting his rivals, and sent millions of Russians to labor camps |
| Neutrality Acts | Congress passed a series of these between 1935 and 1937 Banned the sale of weapons to nations at war Allowed trade only to nations that could pay cash for goods and transport the goods in their own ships |
| Appeasement | Britain and France thought that they could avoid war by accepting Germany's demands |
| Munich Conference | Leaders agreed to turn the Sudetenland over to Germany Hitler promised not to expand Germany's territory any farther |
| Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact | August 1939 Freed Hitler to use force against Poland without fear of Soviet intervention Shocked the leaders of Europe |
| Blitzkrieg | Lightning war |
| Maginot Line | A string of steel and concrete bunkers along the German border from Belgium to Switzerland |
| The Allies | Great Britain and France |
| Battle of Britain | Germans never gained control of the skies over Britain British Royal Air Force mounted a heroic defense and inflicted heavy losses on the German air force |
| America First Committee | Thought the United States should keep out of Europe's business |
| Lend-Lease Act | Allowed America to sell, lend, or lease arms or other war supplies to any nation considered vital to the defense of the United States Britain first to use this |
| Disarmament | Giving up military weapons |
| Pearl Harbor | 7:55 A.M. Sunday Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese warplanes attack PH Americans at PH were taken completely by surprise Devastated the American fleet |
| Mobilization | Military and civilian preparation for war |
| Revenue Act of 1942 | Raised corporate taxes and required nearly all American to pay income taxes |
| Rosie the Riveter | Encouraged women to take factory jobs For many people it was their first opportunity to work outside the home |
| Tuskegee Airmen | Shot down more than 200 airplanes |
| A. Philip Randolph | Demanded that the government ban discrimination against AA in defense industries |
| Nisei | Japanese-American citizens who had been born in the United States |
| Internment Camps | Located mostly in deserted areas Crowded and uncomfortable Conditions were harsh |
| D-Day | Allied ships landed on the coast of Normandy Wading ashore, troops faces land mines and fire from Germans Many were hit as they stormed across the beaches to establish a foothold on high ground |
| Battle of the Bulge | Germans at first drove troops and artillery deep into a bulge in the Allied lines Allies pushed the Germans back |
| V-E Day | Victory in Europe Hitler locked himself in a bunker because he knew they were going to lose the war. He killed his girlfriend, and then committed suicide Europeans won the war the next day |
| Genocide | Wiping out an entire group of people |
| Concentration Camps | Prison camps for civilians Guards took prisoners' belongings, shaved their heads, and tattooed numbers on their arms so they could be identified Prisoners often had bread crust or watery soup to eat and often starved and died |
| Auschwitz | Largest concentration camp 1.5-2 million people died there Nazis used gas chambers to mass kill the Jews |
| Bataan Death March | The Japanese forced their Bataan prisoners-many sick and near starvation-to march to a prison camp more than 60 miles away |
| Battle of the Coral Sea | Strategic victory b/c it helped the Japanese advance to Australia |
| Battle of Midway | US bombed the Japanese navy and destroyed four of their ten aircraft carriers |
| Kamikazes | Suicide pilots |
| Manhattan Project | Einstein wanted to develop an atomic bomb b/c he heard that Japan was going to bomb the US again Tested atomic bomb in New Mexico |
| Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Hiroshima was bombed, and three days later Nagasaki was bombed |
| V-J Day | Victory over Japan Day |
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