World War 2 Causes
The 4 Causes of WW2
Rise of Totalitarianism
Rise of Fascism
Appeasement
Japanese Imperialism
Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
They filled in jobs that men usually filled during World War 2
Women
What were the two places we dropped bombs on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The three countries originally in the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, Italy
United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union.
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades what country to officially begin WW2
Poland
Three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, who declared war on the United States.
Germany and Italy
This was the symbol/character for women who filled factory jobs while the men were away
Rosie the Riveter
Head of the Soviet Union.
Jospeh Stalin
Surprise invasion and battle in France that killed thousands of soldiers at a beach
Normandy (D-Day)
Who was the dictator of Fascist Italy
Benito Mussolini
The policy of granting potential enemy’s wishes to avoid conflict. This was a Pre-WW2 policy.
Appeasement
When was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
All African-American military squad to fly and maintain combat aircraft
Tuskegee Airmen
Name of the British Prime Minister during WWII.
Winston Churchill
The location where the Atomic Bomb was developed and tested.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Secret plan for US to build the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
This type of political movement characterized by extreme nationalism, militarism, anticommunism, and denial of individual rights became prominent in the years leading up to the war
Fascism
The Lend-Lease Act during World War II provided military and financial aid to who
Great Britain
President Roosevelt signed what to allow the military to place Japanese Americans into internment camps?
Executive Order 9066
made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by encoding military communication for secure transmission.
Navajo Code Talkers
The first official law passed that represented America's stance on European problems in the 1930's
The Neutrality Acts
Presidents during World War 2
FDR, and Truman
This policy, driven by this country's need for natural resources and territorial expansion, led to the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and later conflicts with China and the United States.
Japanese Imperialism
US International/Foreign Policy Prior to Pearl Harbor
Isolationism
Japanese American soldiers who fought and helped America in the Pacific
The American Nisei Regiments
Why was the Battle of Midway such a major turning point of the war in the Pacific?
America successfully repelled the Japanese offensive and seized the strategic advantage, shifting to an offensive stance following the battle.
A major reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
Embargo on goods like oil
Warring nations could buy weapons if they paid cash and carried the arms on their own ships.
What is Cash and Carry