World War II Review Flashcards

These flashcards cover key concepts and vocabulary related to World War II, including important events, policies, and definitions.

Fascism

A political form of government including a dictator and holding similar traits to a totalitarian government.

Treaty of Versailles

The treaty that ended World War I, which left Germany upset and bitter, contributing to WWII.

Appeasement

The policy of making concessions to an aggressor to avoid conflict, as practiced by Britain and France towards Germany.

Neutrality Acts

Acts made by the US government to keep the nation neutral during the early years of WWII.

Lend-Lease Act

A law allowing the US to lease war equipment to nations that could not afford to buy it.

Pearl Harbor

A US naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, leading to the US entry into WWII.

Allied Powers

The coalition of countries including France, the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union fighting against the Axis Powers.

Axis Powers

The alliance of nations including Italy, Germany, and Japan during WWII.

Nazi-Soviet Pact

An agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to not attack each other at the beginning of WWII.

Rationing

The controlled distribution of scarce resources, in WWII, food was rationed for soldiers.

War bonds

Debt securities issued by the government to finance military operations during the war.

D-Day Invasion

The Allied forces' invasion of France on June 6, 1944, marking the start of Operation Overlord.

Holocaust

The mass extermination of Jews and other groups by Nazi Germany during WWII.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials of Nazi leaders held after WWII, where many were sentenced to death or imprisonment.

Yalta Peace Conference

A meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss post-war reorganization and control of Germany.

Manhattan Project

The secret project aimed at developing atomic weapons during WWII.

Hiroshima

The city where the first atomic bomb, 'Little Boy', was dropped on August 6, 1945.

Nagasaki

The city where the second atomic bomb, 'Fat Man', was dropped on August 9, 1945.