World War 2 definitions

# Definition Sets
1 a war between the allies (australia, belgium, bolivia, brazil, canada, china, colombia, costa rica, cuba, czechoslovakia, dominican republic, el salvador, ethiopia, france, greece, guatemala, haiti, honduras, india, iran, iraq, luxembourg, mexico, netherl 69 sets
2 1939-1945 53 sets
3 a global military conflict which involved a majority of the worlds nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the allies and the axis 35 sets
4 world war 2 started in 1939 and ended in 1945. it was caused because of unresolved issues from world war 1, and the great depression. the united states joined ww2 after japan bombed pearl harbor. 35 sets
5 before he was president, eisenhower was a general. what war was he in? 33 sets
6 1941-1945: us against germany, italy, and japan 15 sets
7 one of the two greatest wars the world has ever known, fought from 1939-1945 10 sets
8 1941-1945 9 sets
9 war between allies (australia, belguim, brazil, canada, china, france, mexico, us, uk, ussr) and the axis (germany, hungary, japan, italy, ) from 1939-1945 8 sets
10 global recognition and acceptance of the concept of human rights grew after? 6 sets
11 world war 2 5 sets
12 1939- 1945 5 sets
13 causes::::: treaty of versailles hitler's actions failure of appeasement failure of the league of nations effects::::: united nations, in europe, the continent was essentially divided between western and soviet spheres by the so-called iron curtain which ran through and partitioned allied occupied germany and occupied austria. in asia, the united states occupied japan and administrated japan's former islands in the western pacific while the soviets annexed sakhalin and the kuril islands; the former japanese governed korea was divided and occupied between the two powers. mounting tensions between the united states and the soviet union soon evolved into the formation of the american-led nato and the soviet-led warsaw pact military alliances and the start of the cold war between them.economic recovery following the war was varied in differing parts of the world, though in general it was quite positive. 5 sets
14 a global military conflict which involved a majority of the worlds nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the allies and the axis; the united states joined ww2 after japan bombed pearl harbor. 4 sets
15 la deuxième guerre mondiale 4 sets
16 második világháború 4 sets
17 1939 - 1945 4 sets
18 a war between the allies (australia, belgium, bolivia, brazil, canada, china, colombia, costa rica, cuba, czechoslovakia, dominican republic, el salvador, ethiopia, france, greece, guatemala, haiti, honduras, india, iran, iraq, luxembourg, mexico, netherlands 4 sets
19 chiang k'ia-shek was president, used the u.s. for help. 4 sets
20 20 years later adolf hitler and the nazis, take power in germany. germany invades poland in september 1939. britian, france, ussr, and the us fight germany. 50 million people die in war. europe is destroyed. this war ends dictatorship on wetern europe 3 sets
21 one of the two greatest wars the world has ever known;fought from 1939 to 1945 3 sets
22 1939-1945 axis 3 sets
23 franklin d. roosevelt, causes::::: treaty of versailles hitler's actions failure of appeasement failure of the league of nations effects::::: united nations, in europe, the continent was essentially divided between western and soviet spheres by the so-called iron curtain which ran through and partitioned allied occupied germany and occupied austria. in asia, the united states occupied japan and administrated japan's former islands in the western pacific while the soviets annexed sakhalin and the kuril islands; the former japanese governed korea was divided and occupied between the two powers. mounting tensions between the united states and the soviet union soon evolved into the formation of the american-led nato and the soviet-led warsaw pact military alliances and the start of the cold war between them.economic recovery following the war was varied in differing parts of the world, though in general it was quite positive. 3 sets
24 war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the aliies and the axis powers,which involved most of the world 3 sets
25 sep '39- august '45. america joined in december of 41 3 sets
26 segunda guerra mundial 3 sets
27 hitlers actions led to the was in 1939, great britain, soviet union. and the us joined other nations to stop hitlers army 3 sets
28 a war fought in europe and the pacific between the allies and the axis forces. 3 sets
29 current structure of the poultry industry developed after (war) 3 sets
30 name one war fought by the united states in the 1900s. 3 sets
31 la seconde guerre mondiale 2 sets
32 (1939-1945) britain, france, the soviet union, and the united states fought against germany, italy, and japan. germany, italy, and japan were defeated 2 sets
33 great powers, holocaust, steel industry, pitsburg pa, empire of japan, stalingrad, berlin, allies, united nations, stalin, adolf hitler, nazi party, winston churchill, great britain, italy, france, cold war, economic recovery, nuclear bomb, nanking massacre. 2 sets
34 over 69,000 army and navy nurses served at the battle front during _______. now had sulfa drugs, pcn, some immunizations, blood and blood products, the birth of flight nursing, and first efforts to draft nurses into military service. 2 sets
35 end of war- 1945 (hiroshima and nagasaki) 2 sets
36 following this time period, commercial fishing changed greatly, historically people were only able to catch with a line and hook- and were not able to stay at sea for days at a time, limited to areas they could fish. after ships returned from war they used these huge tankers to fish- diesel engines, had refrigeration, and radars- all of these revolutionized fishing industry. 2 sets
37 winston churchill was prime minister 2 sets
38 causes: ww1 american involvements: stayed isolated until pearl harbor results: borders of europe changed, germany lost - area decreased, soviet union got a piece of eastern poland, poland got piece of germany 2 sets
39 global conflict, allies vs. axis. us entered due to bombing of pearl harbor allies won in 1945 led to cold war and formation of united nations 2 sets
40 two atomic bombs were dropped 2 sets
41 berlin was divided 2 sets
42 nazism was defeated 2 sets
43 korea became a divided country after 2 sets
44 1939-1945) a global military conflict which involved a majority of the worlds nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the allies and the axis 2 sets
45 der zweite weltkrieg 2 sets
46 during what era were products linked with patriotism? 2 sets
47 a war between the allies (australia, belgium, bolivia, brazil, canada, china, colombia, costa rica, cuba, czechoslovakia, dominican republic, el salvador, ethiopia, france, greece, guatemala, haiti, honduras, india, iran, iraq, luxembourg, mexico, netherlands, new zealand, nicaragua, norway, panama, philippines, poland, south africa, united kingdom, united states, ussr, yugoslavia) and the axis (albania, bulgaria, finland, germany, hungary, italy, japan, rumania, slovakia, thailand) from 1939 to 1945 2 sets
48 began in 1939 2 sets
49 started in 1939 and ended in 1945. it was caused because of unresolved issues from world war 1, and the great depression. the united states joined after japan bombed pearl harbor. 2 sets
50 (1937-1945). for u.s. war began in 1941; in japan war began 1937 2 sets
51 1939-45; us+b+f+ussr vs. g+i+j; ussr wins 2 sets
52 a war between the allies (great britain, usa, soviet union, and russia) and the axis powers (germany, italy, and japan) between 1939 and 1945 2 sets
53 0 2 sets
54 wwi blamed on germans 2 sets
55 war between the allies (russia, united states, great britan) axis powers (germany, italy and japan) allies won 2 sets
56 imperialism 2 sets
57 india received independence after this event 2 sets
58 what really ended the depression? 1 set
59 1939-1945; largest war with most deaths the world has seen. 1 set
60 divided korea, japan lost power rebuilt it's economy and emerged as a global economic power. china 1 set
61 after what war did the soviet union attain super power status? 1 set
62 end of the great depression 1 set
63 usually defined as having started on sept 1, 1939, when germany invades poland, but roots much earlier 1 set
64 academic field of study started to emerge after..... 1 set
65 what war is going on at the time? 1 set
66 was so important to the development of mass media 1 set
67 this brought an end to the great depression and the new deal 1 set
68 a world wide conflict that went on from 1939 to 1945 between the axis and allies 1 set
69 u.s war as protecting american values from hitler(nazi's). soviets- war was to secure sphere of influence with unrestricted control and territorial boundaries 1 set
70 in 1939 _____ ___ ___ began the united states became a part of that in 1941. 1 set
71 the war that proceeded the cold war. 1 set
72 1939-(1941)-1945 1 set
73 death = 400,000 wounded = 700,000 1 set
74 what was the historic event that would finally end the u.s.'s commitment to a policy of isolationism? 1 set
75 1941-1945: (allies)us, russia, france, and england against (axis) germany, italy, and japan 1 set
76 the second greatest war in the world 1 set
77 (the nazi's) killed 6million jews 1 set
78 1939-1942 1 set
79 hitler wants more land and get rid of jews but the whole world gets invovled 1 set
80 fill in the blank: the games were cancelled in 1916, 1940 and 1944 because of _________. 1 set
81 bloodiest war 1 set
82 russia allies with usa almost conqued by germany 1 set
83 fought 1939 - 1945 in alot of europe, north africa, northern oceania, east asia. fought between allies and axis. allied victory. first use of atomic bombs. 1 set
84 1939-1945 ad 1 set
85 war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the allies and the axis,andinvolving most of the countries in the world. 1 set
86 the second greatest war in the world. 1 set
87 what world crisis does vargas use to expand his power? 1 set
88 what mid 20th century major event minimized the growth of psp? 1 set
89 what was the second bigest war 1 set
90 the second world war who was created by adolf hitler. 1 set
91 war fought between 1939 and 1945 between the allies and the axis, which involved most of the world. 1 set
92 war where ampthetamines were used 1 set
93 independance of the phillipines was delayed until 1946 because of this 1 set
94 during what war was the holocaust? 1 set
95 a global war that took place betwwen 1939 and 1945 1 set
96 increase in nursing shortage so cadet nurse carp established 1 set
97 the allies britain, france, and the soviet union went to war against the axis powers-germany, italy and japan 1 set
98 most of belarus industry and agriculture were destroyed during 1 set
99 hitlers army invaded in 1939 than world war 2 started. 1 set