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What events led to the start of WWII in Europe?

The failing League of Nations, the isolationism of the US, and the appeasement with Hitler.

Who were the Axis powers?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Who were the Allied Powers?

**Great Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union.** 

What type of Government did Italy and Germany have during the 1930’s?

Fascist dictatorships

When did Hitler invade Poland?

**September 1, 1939**

What is Propaganda?

**information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.** 

How did the U.S. military’s need for war supplies affect the nation’s factories? 

It caused the nation's factories to grow bigger. As well as women to grow farms and work in the factories.

List at least 3 examples of how American civilians contributed to the war effort.

• Grew their own food

• Learn how to ration food

• Women had to take the factory jobs

What is Japanese Internment? Why did it happen?

Japanese Internment was designated areas Japanese were forced to move to and live. This was after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and all Japanese people were under suspicion. 

What was the Executive Order 9066?

This was the law that forced the Japanese into these internment camps.

What were four major places invaded by Germany?

Poland, Denmark, Norway, and France.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941(FDR declared war day after)

Battle of Midway

Island of Midway, June 4, 1942

D-Day

Normandy, June 6, 1944

What was the “Day that will live in Infamy”?

When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

When and where were the two Atomic Bombs dropped by the U.S.?

Hiroshima, Date: Aug 6, 1945, & Nagasaki, Date: Aug 9, 1945

What are two reasons why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb? What are two reasons why he was against using the atomic bomb?

He wanted to end the war and to get revenge. It killed lots of civilians and environmental issues.

What was the Holocaust?

**A mass murder of 6 million Jews in Germany.  It lasted 12 years 1933 - 1945.**

What group did Hitler target? 

Jews

What was the Nuremberg Trials?

**These were a series of trials that sought to reveal what the Nazis truly did and punish the leaders. 1945-1946.** 

Propaganda

**information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.** 

Fascism

**a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen**.

Dictator

 a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

Blitzkrieg

an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

Appeasement

Instituted in the hope of avoiding war, appeasement was the name given to Britain's policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked.

Cash and carry

allowed the sale of materiel to belligerents, as long as the recipients arranged for the transport using their own ships and paid immediately in cash.

Lend-lease

**set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."**

Isolationism

 a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Neutrality Act

makes it illegal for an American to wage war against any country at peace with the US

Kamikaze

were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels

Non-Aggression Pact

**a treaty between two or more states/countries that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other**

Rosie the Riveter

allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies