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Causes, Practices, & Effects: WW2
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- 1The Battle of Britain describesthe battle between the British and German air forces for air supremacy over Europe
- 2To pay for the war, the U. S governmentraised taxes and sold war bonds
- 3Who was Winston Churchill?Prime Minister of Great Britain
- 4Who was Joseph Stalin?Leader of Russia (Soviet Untion)
- 5Germany and Russia both invadedPoland in 1939. Germany had signed a non-aggression agreement with Russia. Russia agreed not to attack Germany when they invaded Poland in exchange for Russia being able to invade Poland from the east. Germany and Russia would divide Poland. This worked until Germany decided to invade Russia for the natural resources.
- 6Causes of WW2World wide economic depression, the failure of the Treaty of Versailles, high inflation and massive unemployment
- 7FascismA political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is
- 8The United States aided the Allies and China during World War II before they entered the war byenacting the lend-lease program. They loaned or leased armaments and war supplies to the Allies and China on a cash and carry basis. The US remained neutral from1939 until December 1941
- 9The three theaters of war were the....European Theatre. Pacific Theatre. North Africa Theatre
- 10What were the technological advances that were developed in World War II?DDT a pesticide used to kill mosquitoes, nylon used to replace silk to make parachutes, Penicillin an antibiotic was used to prevent infections and save lives, Spam, a canned meat was used to feed soldiers, radar, atomic bomb, computers
- 11Battle of MidwayThe turning point of the war in the Pacific when the Americans began defeating the Japanese was the
- 12AppeasementSome such as Churchill argue that the appeasement policy showed weakness and
made war more likely
Others argue, the the British appeasement Prime Minister Chamberlin had no choice
except appeasement because he need to buy time because of British public opinion, the
weakness of the British economy, its lack of military preparedness, and its unreliable
allies - 13Adolf Hitlerleader of Nazi Party (National Socialist party) and Dictator of the German Empire
- 14Axis Alliancealliance between germany, italy, and japan because they all wanted empires and they were totalitarian
- 15Battle of Britainonly battle to ever be fought completely in the air, Germany tries to subdue England with massive air attacks
- 16Battle of Stalingrada 1942-1943 battle of World War II, in which German forces were defeated in their attempt to capture the city of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union thanks to harsh winter --> turning point of war in Eastern Europe
- 17Battle of the Atlanticlong fight to control the ocean trade routes between German U-Boats & USA --> 1943: Allies win thanks to refined radar
- 18Battle of the BulgeGermany's last battle
- 19"Big Three"Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 20Benito Mussolinifascist dictator of Italy, Il Duce -- the Leader
- 21Domino theoryOne nation falls to communism, the ones around it fall next.
- 22FDR's four freedoms1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom of religion
3. Freedom from want
4. Freedom from fear - 23Holocaustthe organized killing of European Jews and others by the Nazis during WWII
- 24Internment CampsUsed to hold Japanese-American citizens due to fear of spies and sabateurs during WWII
- 25Interventionismbecoming involved in the affairs of another person or country.
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