World War 2 Flashcards

Flashcards covering the important vocabulary and topics from the Word War 2 lecture.

Japan's Aggression

Brutal and cruel aggression was used to invade Korea.

Hitler's Defiance of the Treaty of Versailles

Invading the Rhineland and enlisting more men for the army.

Appeasement of Hitler by Western Democracies

To avoid another World War and to defend against communism.

Neutrality Acts

Laws preventing the sale of firearms and taking out loans for war.

Nazi-Soviet Pact

A non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that included the invasion of Poland.

Event Leading to the Start of WW2

The invasion of Poland.

French Response to Germany's Surrender

French people fled and began attacking the Germans.

Operation Sea Lion

Germany’s planned invasion of Great Britain, repealed by the RAF.

How Hitler nullified the Nazi-Soviet Pact

Invading the Soviet's part of Poland.

U.S. Attempt to Stop Japanese Aggression

Cutting off their supply of oil.

Event Leading U.S. to Enter WW2

The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

U.S. and Great Britain's Factory Orders

Factories were ordered to make more military supplies.

How Women Helped with the War Effort

Factory workers, parents, and nurses.

Importance of the Battle of Midway

Weakened the Axis powers and weakened Japan's military to this day.

Importance of the Battle of Stalingrad

Turning point for the Allies.

Agreements at the Yalta Conference

The Soviets agreed to help the United States defeat Japan and in return they would receive possession of southern Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Island, and an occupied zone in Korea. Germany would also be split into four zones and governed by America, France, British, and Soviet forces.

Manhattan Project

A government-funded project to make the first atomic bomb before Nazi Germany.

Why President Truman Decided to Drop the Atomic Bomb

He wanted to get the Japanese to sign a treaty without killing any more American Soldiers.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials held in Germany by the Allies to try Axis powers for war crimes.

United Nations and Their Goals

Created to make sure another World War would never happen again and to settle disputes.

How the Cold War Started

Stalin wanted to spread communist ideas throughout Eastern Europe.

Truman Doctrine

A policy that was going to constrain communism.

Marshall Plan

A U.S. funded campaign to rebuild Europe to ensure countries don't defect to the Soviet Union.

NATO Pledge

Pledged to help each other if someone attacks someone who is in NATO.

The Holocaust and Concentration Camps

Execution of millions of Jews and the placement of Jews in concentration camps. These camps hosted millions of Jews who worked at the camps, and they were starved, tocored and killed.

Devastation on Japan Caused by the Atomic Bomb

Thousands of people who lived in the city died and thousands more died from all the contaminants that came from the atomic bomb.