CHAPTER 10
An ultra-conservative political movement emphasizing nationalism and racial superiority
Fascism
Hitler presented his anti-semetic ideas in his book, titled
Mein Kamf
What was the Maginot Line?
French defensive fortresses designed to halt German aggression
At the end of the Korean War, North and South Korea were divided
at the 38th parallel
Who became the head of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in 1924?
Joseph Stalin
Hitler and Mussolini sent military and economic aid to which country
Spain
Brought laborers from Mexico to work American farms to alleviate rural population drain
Bracero Program
Why did the United States lose the Philippines to the Japanese?
U.S. forces underestimated Japan's military strength.
This group of individuals were blacklisted from working in the film industry.
Hollywood Ten
Date of D-Day
June 6, 1944
How did WWII start
Germany's invasion of Poland
Why were the Allies able to carry out an invasion of North Africa before establishing a second front in Europe?
Easier to invade North Africa
What two events early in the war helped restore hope in the efforts of the United States to defeat Japan?
Doolittle Raid & Battle of Coral Sea
What region of China did Japan attack in 1931?
Manchuria
George Kennan was
leading authority on the Soviet Union who put forward the idea of containment.
Germany and the Soviet Union decided to split what country?
Poland
What 3 Soviet cities did the German attack
Leningrad, Stalingrad, & Moscow
Roosevelt & Churchill met in Casablanca , Morocco & decided on two things
increase bombing in Germany & accept only unconditional surrender
Mutually assured destruction means
having enough weapons to win a war by totally destroying your enemy.
What was Executive Order 9066
included both Japanese immigrants and native-born Americans of Japanese descents
This act gave the President the power to sell, give, or lease weapons to protect the US.
Lend-Lease Act
US strategy to liberating the Pacific islands
island-hopping
Significant difference between the Axis powers and the Allied powers
Axis were not unified
What was the source of the disagreement between Truman and MacArthur?
MacArthur wanted to use atomic weapons, but Truman did not.
FDR, Churchill, & Stalin meet for the first time at what location
Tehran (conference)