Vocab
When a dictator rules and individual freedoms are taken away
Fascism
He was the leader of Italy before and during WWII
Benito Mussolini
When did WWII begin?
1939
Where was Pearl Harbor located?
Hawaii
non military people are also known as
Civilians
Women helped the wear effort by building what 3 things?
ships, planes, and tanks
Why did the US join the world?
Why did the U.S. government place Japanese Americans in internment camps?
Because they feared they would help Japan invade the U.S.
To reuse certain items or natural resources
Recycle
The Japanese Emperor. Understanding his actions as a leader during WWII was both important and essential.
Emperor Hirohito
Place where the Germans placed the Jewish people during WWII
Concentration camps
Nazis are also known as?
National Socialists
Place where Japanese Americans were kept during WWII
Internment Camp
Leader of a political party called the National Socialists.
Adolf Hitler
Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor because it wanted destroy what fleet?
The Pacific Fleet
Who took control of the Soviet Union, a communist country?
Joseph Stalin
Inflation
Who was Britain's prime minister? (he hoped to stop the invasion on Czechoslovakia)
Neville Chamberlain
When this is high it is not good for a country.
Inflation
Winston Churchill