WWII

where was hitler from

Austrian

hitlers childhood

brown hair, brown eyes, born in 1889

what caused hitler to join the army

he was rejected from art school

what happened to hitler while in WW1

injured leg+ temp. blind eye

treaty of versae- BRAT

blame, repirations, annument, territory- all put on germany

why does hitler start going into politics

because hes upset about the war+BRAT

why does hitler go to prison

he tries to take over leadership and fails, he goes for treason- 1923

what was Mein Kamf

¨my struggle¨ was the book Hitler wrote in prison and has sold more copies than the BIble

embaling act

hitler can pass laws without approval for 4 years- 1933

when did the nazis gain seats in Germanys gov

1930

what is the neautrality acts

USA will not get involved with countrys at war

why and when did hitler push the limits

takes the rhineland (france), takes austria- nobody does anything so he continues

when does somebody finally stand up to hitler stealing land

when hitler takes sudelenland and then the munich conference starts

what is the munich conference

in munich germany, leaders meet from Italy, GB, France, and Germany

what is the munich pact

let hitler keep the land but promise not to take more- came from the conference

appeasment

to give in (bully)

what was the non-agression act

agreement between germay + Russia, then they take back land (poland) that they lost in WWI, meet in poland + not attack eachother

blitzkreig

germany invades poland, lightning war¨- Hitler does not want to give time for Europe to defend themselves

what were the nuremberg laws

race laws- nuremberg is a city in germany

what is the aryan race

blonde/ blue eyes, jewish were subhuman

concentration camps

you worked to make war products for germany- over 1000 camps- hair, 200 calories max

what were ghettos

towns that got sealed off by Nazis

Berling olympics

Jessie owens- track star, won 4 gold, AA- Lutz Lang- German, helps Owens win another gold and is kind with Hitler there

What was the Kristal nacht

¨night of broken glass¨, anti-jewish, schools, synagone, business, homes windows- all were set on fire- foreshadow for whats to come

who were two allies

britian and france

how did the british get saved

by civilans at Dunkirk- turning point

what was the battle of britian

airforce battle- germany vs britian- hitler bombs civilians (total war), then hitler gave up on england

what was churchills saying

¨keep calm and carry on¨

why did the germans leave england and the ¨blitz¨

to attack russia

1940 election

3rd term for FDR

Lend lease act

let our allies borrow our weapons

why was japan mad at the US

embarges money+ didnt get supplies

What makes US involved in the war

japan bombs pearl harbor

GI’s

government issues-uniforms

WAC’S

women, army, corps-1/4 million

rosie the riviter

the famous cartoon getting women into factories and motovation

Revenue act of 1942

taxes out of paychecks

war bond

government borrows from us… pays us back with interest

scrap drives

rubber, metal ,grease

victory gardens

grow your own food

civil defense

"lights out”- try not to get bombed

executive order 9066

moving Japanese into USA to internment camps, 120000 lost there homes/ no trial

kotramatzu vs. Usa

supreme court case- USA loses- all Japan families get 20,000

executive order 9981

military desegregation (Truman)

what would celebrities do to get people to buy warfairs

make cartoons/ commercials

what did the US do when we joined the war

kept england in war, attacked italy from africa

why did italy join us

mussolimi was attacked because they did not like him

d day

designated day- largest amphibious attack

why did they commit d day

spread hitler thin on both sides (ussr)

battle of stalingrad

turning point, magor city, if you take a step back stalin kills u

what happens after soviets win over hitler

hitler kills himself

v-e day

victory in europe

after fdr dies who becomes president

harry truman

manhattan project

secret nuclear bomb building

who are the scientists helping

openheimer, einstein, szilard

japans fighting strategy

fight to death- fanatical

whats islands does japan take

guam,wale,phillipines

island hopping

usa takes strategic islands from japan to get close enough to drop bombs

iwo jima

ira hayes- native american who saves the most people, bomb tokyo (capital)

trinity test

test bombs in new mexico