Events
What invasion caused the beginning of World War 2?
Poland
a political system based on militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state and its leader
Fascism
______ was the leader of the United States at the beginning of World War 2
FDR- Franklin D Roosevelt
What was Hitler’s goal in creating death camps?
To eliminate Jews from Germany
Conflict involving not just armies but entire nations
total war
missions where suicide pilots crashed their planes into American ships
Kamikaze
__________ was the leader of the USSR at the beginning of World War 2
Stalin
What was the name of the trials for Nazis that committed war crimes during the war?
Nuremberg Trials
Which two cities were bombed as part of the Manhattan Project?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
the act of setting limits on the amount of scarce goods people can buy
Rationing
___________ was the leader of Germany at the beginning of World War 2
Hitler
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
Allowed the United States to lend and lease supplies to countries fighting the Nazis
What event caused the United States to go from neutral to active involvement in WWll?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
the deliberate attempt to wipe out an entire nation or group of people
Genocide
_________ was the leader of Italy at the beginning of World War 2
Mussolini
What were some of the roles women had during the war?
Women worked as welders, riveters, clerks, bus drivers, police officers and gas station attendants
What happened during the D-Day invasion?
The allies surprised the Axis powers and began taking back Europe
wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged to be beyond the accepted rules of war and human behavior
War Crimes
_________ was the leader in Japan at the beginning of World War 2
Tojo
What is the draft law?
Men over the age of 18 must register for the United States draft, even in peacetime. If anything were to warrant it, the draft would go into effect