an assertive nationalistic movement that thought the nation was more important than individuals.
100
sunbelt
A new industrial region produced from the growth of the south.
100
What lead to the rise of dictators after WW1?
The political and economic downfall after WW1 gave dictators a platform to gain power.
100
how did the role of women change during the war?
They got involved in the war by joining the armed forces.
100
What caused the war to end in Europe?
The battle of the Bulge. The resulted in the defeat of germany.
200
strategic materials
items essential for fighting a war.
200
kamikaze attacks
air attacks by the japanese, which involved their pilots crashing into american ships.
200
Who were three of the main dictators?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
200
What was the cost-plus system?
A theory that the faster and more a company could produce, the more money they would make.
200
Who took over after President Roosevelt's death?
Harry S. Truman
300
concentration camps
Detention centers where people would as slave laborers.
300
convoy system
cargo ships traveled in a group with warships for protection.
300
Why did President support Internationalism?
He believed that trade between nations would produce prosperity and help keep peace.
300
What did the government do to try to stabilize prices and wages?
President Roosevelt created the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply and the Office of Economic Stabilization to help regulate wages and certain prices.
300
When was the atomic bomb dropped? Where?
August 6, 1945
Hiroshima
400
extermination camps
used to execute people by the nazis. (gas chambers)
400
hedgerows
dirt walls built to as a fence for crops and cattle.
400
who were the main people the nazis targeted.
Slavic people, Gypsies, homosexuals,Jews.
400
What kind of sacrifices were made due to war?
rationing, victory gardens
400
When did Japan surrender?
August 15, 1945
500
napalm
a type of gasoline in a jellied form.
500
what was did Kristallnacht mean? Why was it called this?
Kristallnacht means "night of broken glass". It was called this because it was a violent night against Jewish people. After the night, the streets were covered with broken glass.
500
True or False: The military was segregated until 1944
false, 1942
500
What was the International Military Tribunal? Who was in it?
The United States, France, Britain and the Soviet Union was involved in it. Their goal was to punish German and Japanese leaders for war crimes.