world war 2 study guide

Joseph Stalin: the

leader of the Soviet

Union from the mid

1920’s to 1953.

Known for the

defeat of Nazi

Germany in the

battle of Stalingrad

Holocaust: a

genocide that killed

6 million jews by

nazi germany from

1941-1945. It was

led by adolf hitler

Winston Churchill:

the prime minister of

the UK during ww2.

He had a big part in

creating the allied

powers and helping

them win against

the axis powers

Totalitarianism:

when the

government has full

control over

everyone’s lives

Genocide: a

systematic killing of

a large group of

people

Battle of Midway: a

battle between

Japan and the

United states. From

June 4th- June 7th

1942. The US won

sinking 4 aircrafts.

This victory

weakened japan

Benito Mussolini: a

fascist leader of

Italy from

1922-1943. He was

known for creating

the fascist powers

and working with

Hitler during ww2

Adolf Hitler: the

dictator of nazi

Germany from

1934- 1945. He was

known for starting

ww2 by invading

poland. He led the

Holocaust

Iwo Jima: the island

where the major

battle during ww2

“battle of iwo jima”

happened between

the US and Japan

from feb 19- march

26 1945. The battle

ended when US

forces captured the

island

Fascism: a leader

wanting total control

Nazis: members of

the national socialist

Kamikaze: japeanse

pilots during ww2

over the

government and

society

german workers

party led by hitler

who carried suicide

missions by

crashing their

planes in enemy

territory

Non-aggression

pact: an agreement

or promise between

2 or more countries

that they won't

attack each other in

war

A. Philip Randolph:

a black civil rights

leader who is known

for pressuring

president roosevelt

to ban

discrimination in

government jobs

Robert

Oppenheimer: the

scientist who

created the atomic

bomb during ww2

War Production

Board: the agency

that organized the

production of war

materials and

supplies

Women’s Auxiliary

Army Corps: a US

military organization

that let women help

with the with the war

Hiroshima and

Nagasaki: the cities

where the US

dropped atomic

bombs killing

thousands

Treaty of Versailles:

a peace agreement

that ended ww1 and

limited germany

from doing things

but ultimately led to

ww2

G.I. Bill: a law

passed to help

soldiers return to

society after the war

Nuremberg trials:

multiple trials where

nazi officials were

prosecuted for war

crimes like genocide

Neville

Chamberlain: British

prime minister who

signed the munich

agreement and

appeased hitler

Battle of the Bulge:

battle happened in

dec 1944.

Germany's last

attempt to win

Manhattan

Project:the secret

code name for the

atomic bombs the

US would drop

against the allied

powers but losing.

Douglas MacArthur:

American general

who led the allied

powers to island

hopping japan

Dwight Eisenhower:

the man overseeing

the preparation for

D day

Franklin Roosevelt:

the president during

most of ww2 who

led the country

through the great

depression and

ww2

Appeasement:

giving in to what a

county wants for

peace

D-Day: JUNE 16TH

1944. Allied powers

invading Normady

France. It marked

the beginning of the

end of nazis

Fred Korematsu:

civil rights activist

who fought against

the internment and

refusing to go to the

camps

Concentration

camp: a place

where people are

held against their

will

George Patton:

american general

who was known for

being bold and

known for leading a

march through

france that helped

defeat nazi forces

Rationing: when the

government limits

ppl on how much

goods ppl can buy

Ghetto: where a

group of people are

forced to live with

bad conditions

Erwin Rommel:

known as “desert

fox”

. Was a german

general who is

known for

commanding the

afrika korps.

Lend-Lease Act:

giving loans to get

war supplies for the

allied powers

Anti-semitism:

hatred and

discrimination of

Jews

Kristallnacht: “night

of the broken glass”

violent attack

against jews in nazi

germany. Homes

and businesses

destroyed and jews

killed

Hideki Tojo: prime

minister of Japan

who planned the

pearl harbor

attacks. He's the

one we healed up js

to persecute him

Pogrom: a violent

attack against a

group of people

Harry Truman: the

president of the last

few months of ww2.

He also decided to

drop the atomic

bombs on japan

which made them

surrender

Francisco Franco:

dictator of spain

who kept spain out

of the war despite

germany and italy

begging them to join

Blitzkrieg:

“lightening war” a

military tactic that

was quick and

powerful attacks to

make the enemy

surrenderg