APUSH/Viscariello Flag Book Homework Terms Unit 7C: Interbellum and World War II

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the interbellum and WWII material.

disarmament

The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons.

Washington Naval Conference

A 1921 conference aimed at naval disarmament and preventing an arms race.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

1928 international treaty condemning war as a means of resolving disputes.

Dawes Plan

A plan for aiding Germany’s reparations payments after WWI.

Good Neighbor policy

U.S. policy aimed at improving relations with Latin America.

Pan-American Conference

A series of meetings of countries in the Americas to discuss mutual issues.

reciprocal trade agreements

Trade agreements between countries designed to lower tariffs.

Invasion of Manchuria

Japan's invasion in 1931, which marked the beginning of aggressive expansion.

Stimson Doctrine

U.S. policy of non-recognition of territorial changes achieved by force.

Axis

Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.

Mussolini/Fascists

Italian dictator and the political party advocating authoritarian nationalism.

Hitler/Nazis

German dictator and his party responsible for WWII and the Holocaust.

Spanish Civil War

Conflict (1936-1939) between Republicans and Nationalists in Spain.

Ethiopia

Country invaded by Italy in 1935, highlighting the failure of the League of Nations.

Rhineland

Area remilitarized by Germany in 1936, in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.

Sudetenland

A region in Czechoslovakia annexed by Germany in 1938.

Munich Conference

A 1938 meeting where European leaders allowed Nazi Germany to annex parts of Czechoslovakia.

appeasement

Policy of conceding to aggression in order to maintain peace.

Poland

Country invaded by Germany in September 1939, starting WWII.

blitzkrieg

German military strategy of swift and sudden attacks.

Gerald Nye

Senator known for leading the Nye Committee investigating the U.S. arms industry.

Neutrality Acts

Laws passed in the 1930s to prevent U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

America First Committee

Organization advocating for American isolationism before WWII.

Charles Lindbergh

Famous aviator and isolationist leader during the pre-WWII era.

isolationism

Foreign policy of avoiding involvement in international conflicts.

quarantine speech

FDR's speech advocating for quarantining aggressive nations.

cash and carry

Policy allowing belligerents to purchase U.S. goods if paid in cash and transported themselves.

Selective Training and Service Act

First peacetime draft in U.S. history during 1940.

destroyers-for-bases deal

Agreement between U.S. and UK exchanging destroyers for military bases.

Four freedoms

FDR's vision of freedom: of speech, of worship, from want, and from fear.

Lend-Lease

U.S. policy to supply Allied nations with war materials.

Atlantic Charter

Joint declaration by U.S. and UK outlining post-war goals.

Pearl Harbor

U.S. naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941.

War Production Board

Agency that coordinated production of war materials during WWII.

Office of Price Administration

Agency that controlled prices and rationing during WWII.

Manhattan Project

Secret project to develop the atomic bomb during WWII.

Office of War Information

Agency that disseminated propaganda and information during WWII.

The Good War

Term used to describe WWII due to its perceived moral clarity.

wartime migrations

Movements of people during WWII due to war-related circumstances.

civil rights

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

Double V Campaign

Campaign advocating victory against fascism abroad and racism at home.

Smith v. Allwright

Supreme Court case that ruled against white primaries.

braceros

Mexican laborers brought to the U.S. to fill labor shortages during WWII.

internment camps

Camps where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during WWII.

Korematsu v. US

Supreme Court case upholding internment of Japanese Americans.

Rosie the Riveter

Cultural icon representing women who worked in factories during WWII.

Battle of the Atlantic

Longest continuous military campaign of WWII, involving naval conflict.

Dwight Eisenhower

Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during WWII.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Holocaust

Systematic genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany.

Battle of Midway

Turning point battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII.

island-hopping

Military strategy of capturing key islands in the Pacific during WWII.

Douglas MacArthur

U.S. general in the Pacific who accepted Japan’s surrender.

kamikaze

Japanese suicide pilots trained to crash into enemy targets.

Robert Oppenheimer

Lead scientist of the Manhattan Project.

atomic bomb

Nuclear weapon developed during WWII, used on Japan.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Japanese cities targeted with atomic bombs in August 1945.

Harry S. Truman

U.S. President who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

Big Three

Leaders of the U.S., UK, and USSR during WWII.

Casablanca Conference

1943 meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill to plan the next phase of the war.

Tehran Conference

1943 meeting of the Big Three to discuss the war against the Axis.

Yalta Conference

1945 conference to discuss the reorganization of post-war Europe.

Potsdam Conference

1945 meeting where Allies issued terms for Japan's surrender.

United Nations

International organization formed after WWII to promote peace and cooperation.