WWII and Cold war

embargo

US place this on Japan when they were angry with them for expanding and being allied w Germany. pervents exports

lend-lease act

allows US to give materials to allied countries while still staying neutral

rearment

Nazis defy treaty of versialles and re-arm their soldiers

why was the munich conference hosted? what conclusions did they come to?

met to address hitler taking sudetenland (czechoslovakia). conclusion was he could have it, form of appeasement

non aggression pact

between germany and soviet union before the war. They said they would not attack each other, and secretly agreed to divide up east europe

what cause many european contries to finally declare war on germany?

the nazi invasion of poland

why did japan begin getting all expansionary?

they wanted more materials and territory

why did japan attack pearl harbor?

they wanted to get america before american could strike and stop their pacific expansion

axis powers and their leaders

italy-mussolini

japan-hirohito

germany-hitler

allies and their leaders

US-FDR and Truman

UK-Churchil

USSR-Stalin

battle of brittain

germany tried to take the UK by air but UK succesfully fought back

Operation Barbosa

Nazi operation to take USSR, fail

what are the 3 turning points

midway, el-almein, stalingrad

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Japanese air bases that the US took, important for downfall of japan

where were the atomic bombs?

nagasaki and hiroshima

whats the first concentration camp?

dachau

evian conference

meeting to discuss Jewish immigrants, no one offered help :(

Wannsee conference

led to the final solution being finalized as a plan

Operation Reinhard

codename for final solution

Satellites

East europe countries that were under soviet influence

Truman Doctrine

vow to offer aid to east euro countries trying to fight communism

17th parallel

line (longitude) splitting north and south vietnam

Détente

easing of tensions between 2 countries

who supported the Mujahideen

the US

what 2 things did reagan do in the cold war

1. SDI to protect US against nukes

2. provide more support for anti-communist groups

Glasnost

free speech

Perestroika

more capitalist economy

how did czechoslovakia get rid of communism

velvet revolution, very peaceful

how did poland get rid of communism

solidarity group, relatively non-violent

how did romaina get rid of communism

violent revolution against communist leader Ceaucescu

who ruled russia after it became capitalist?

Boris Yeltsin

why did the cold war stay cold?

mutually assured destruction, balance of power, limitied military

what happened in Korea

north invades south, stays divided DRAW

what happened in cuba?

soviets support Castro who overthrows US supported leader. SOVIET

vietnam

north with ho chi minh fights and takes south. SOVIET

congo

US backed Mobutu takes over from soviet backed Lumumba. USA

Nicaragua

there were communists ruling, but after 30 yrs the US backed person got power. USA

chile

communist allende overthrown in a coup organized by US. USA

angola

fights for the area over rsources but w soviet funds and cuban troops the communists win. SOVIET

afghanistan

US backed mujahadeen use geurilla tactics to defeat the soviets in a dramatic loss for them. USA

iran

allatoyahs backed by the soviets throw out the US backed shah. SOVIET

egypt

soviet union helps fund nationalization of the suez canal and nassar throws out brittish. SOVIET

bolivia

US threatens to stop buying their tin if they nationalize the tin mines. USA