WWII Flashcards

Great Depression

A long business slump during the 1920s marked by bank failures, loss of savings, and high unemployment.

Stock Market Crash of 1929

On October 29, 1929, stock prices fell dramatically, leading to a financial collapse and widespread economic hardship.

Nazi Party

The National Socialist German Workers Party, led by Adolf Hitler, known for promoting fascist and anti-Semitic ideologies.

Mein Kampf

A book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment, where he outlined his beliefs, including Aryan supremacy and anti-Semitism.

Great Depression

A long business slump during the 1920s marked by bank failures, loss of savings, and high unemployment.

Stock Market Crash of 1929

On October 29, 1929, stock prices fell dramatically, leading to a financial collapse and widespread economic hardship.

Nazi Party

The National Socialist German Workers Party, led by Adolf Hitler, known for promoting fascist and anti-Semitic ideologies.

Mein Kampf

A book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment, where he outlined his beliefs, including Aryan supremacy and anti-Semitism.

Dust Bowl

A period from 1930 to 1936 characterized by severe drought and extensive farming techniques that led to soil erosion and agricultural collapse.

Blitzkrieg

German military strategy of 'lightning war' that emphasized rapid and surprise attacks using combined forces of air power and ground troops.

Final Solution

Hitler's plan for the systematic extermination of Jews and other groups during the Holocaust.

Pearl Harbor

The surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States' entry into World War II.

The New Deal

A series of government programs and reforms launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression to provide relief and recovery.

Cash and Carry

A policy that allowed belligerent nations to purchase non-military goods from the United States as long as they paid in cash and transported the goods themselves.

Isolationism

A foreign policy of keeping the U.S. out of international conflicts and political ties with other countries.

Lend-Lease Act

A program that allowed the U.S. to provide weapons and military supplies to allied nations during World War II.

Battle of Britain

An air campaign waged by the German Luftwaffe against the United Kingdom in 1940, marking a significant defeat for Hitler.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.

Nuremberg Trials

A series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes.

Kamikaze

Japanese suicide pilots who flew missions to crash their planes into enemy ships during World War II.

The Holocaust

The systematic genocide of approximately six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime during World War II.

V-J Day

The day Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II, celebrated on September 2, 1945.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The 32nd President of the United States, who led the nation during the Great Depression and World War II.

Adolf Hitler

Leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany, responsible for initiating World War II and the Holocaust.

Benito Mussolini

Fascist leader of Italy who aligned with Hitler during World War II and sought to expand Italy's empire.

Okinawa

The site of a major battle in the Pacific Theater during World War II, leading to significant casualties.

Germany's Lightning Attack

Hitler's initial invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, marking the start of World War II